South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court. The court decided by a 6-3 vote that a ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued orders allowing attorneys to take CLE courses online instead in-person as a result of the issues caused by COVID-19. In a June 15 order, Chief Justice Donald Beatty waived the requirement that members ...

Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police chokeholds and other practices as President Donald Trump signals his support following the mass demonstrations over the ...

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that he’s asked the U.S. Attorney’s Office to review the findings of his office’s investigation into the shooting death of Ariane McCree, who was killed by police last November in the parking lot ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of Charleston’s rules requiring tour guides to memorize facts about the city is unconstitutional. The unanimous ruling from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on June ...

The top South Carolina health official overseeing efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak in the state said Wednesday that she’s worried a lack of social distancing and adherence to other preventative measures are hampering efforts to fight the pandemic as ...

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By Andy Owens aowens@scbiznews.com Even with the state slowly reopening, the coronavirus pandemic has rendered certain commercial space less valuable for many small businesses, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay your rent, attorneys are finding themselves increasingly ...

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A federal appeals court on Monday tossed out three lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim countries, a victory for the Trump administration in its yearslong defense of the ban. A three-judge panel of the Richmond-based ...

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has given an additional 30 days’ extension to an order that suspends any unexecuted bench warrants issued by the state’s family courts for the non-payment of child support and alimony, as part of the court’s ...

A prosecutor in South Carolina said the investigation into the shooting death of a black teenager by a white Columbia police officer this spring is complete and he is reviewing to see if any charges will be filed. The shooting ...

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