South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 29, 2026

District court denies California parks department bid to stop Sable Offshore pipeline

A U.S. District Court on May 28 denied the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s bid to stop oil producer Sable Offshore Corp from moving oil on a long-disputed pipeline linked to […]

May 28, 2026

Biden sues Justice Department to block release of audio recordings

Former president Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on May 26, seeking to block the Trump administration from releasing the recordings and transcripts of his private interviews with a ghostwriter […]

May 27, 2026

US Supreme Court won’t hear Meta’s challenge to Vermont social media addiction lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on May 26 to hear a bid by Meta Platforms to avoid a lawsuit brought by Vermont’s attorney general accusing the company of designing its […]

May 26, 2026

US Justice Department seeks to lift injunction on ballroom project after shooting

The U.S. Justice Department has again asked a federal judge to lift an injunction holding up progress on President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, saying the May 23 shooting outside […]

May 22, 2026

Prison contractor bankruptcy halts collection of $307.5M verdict

A prison healthcare contractor, hit with a $307.5 million verdict by a federal jury in Detroit in April, has filed for bankruptcy, casting doubt on whether a former Michigan inmate […]

May 21, 2026

Elon Musk’s X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit

An Australian court upheld a regulator’s fine against Elon Musk’s social media company X Corp after it admitted violating the law by failing to supply information about its […]

May 20, 2026

Non-citizens face more scrutiny on bank activities after Trump order

Non-citizens in the U.S. will face greater scrutiny on their banking activities following an executive order by President Donald Trump on May 19, but the directive was less extensive than […]

May 19, 2026

US Supreme Court rebuffs pharma challenge to Biden-era drug price

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on May 18 to hear a pharmaceutical industry challenge to a plan to curb Medicare drug prices adopted during Democratic former President Joe Biden’s administration that drugmakers argued illegally […]

May 18, 2026

Trump dismisses lawsuit against IRS, court filing shows

U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a May 18 court filing. Terms of the dismissal were not immediately available, […]

May 15, 2026

DEA, police raided Bucks home at gunpoint. Wrong address, lawsuit says

A Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania, family says they were left traumatized two years ago after local and federal law enforcement executed a warrant operation at the wrong home. Robert McLaughlin alleges he and […]

May 14, 2026

US appeals court questions Trump’s push to punish major law firms

President Donald Trump’s administration faced a skeptical federal appeals court panel on May 14 in its bid to revive the Republican leader’s executive orders punishing four major U.S. law firms, testing the […]

May 13, 2026

Law firm WILL sues to overturn Wisconsin’s conversion therapy ban

A conservative law firm filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn a ban on conversion therapy in Wisconsin, calling the prohibition an “unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.” The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty said in […]