South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

A South Carolina judge gave preliminary approval Tuesday to a $520 million settlement that would provide refunds to Santee Cooper Utility customers who were charged increased rates for a failed nuclear construction project. Judge Jean Toal gave an initial approval ...

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BY KRISTIE WALLIS Just last week many South Carolina law firms and businesses were still functioning under the status quo. Flash forward: now many firms are operating remotely, encouraging working from home or possibly scrambling to get business continuity plans ...

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As South Carolina reported its first death Monday from the new coronavirus, lawmakers plan to return to the Capitol, but only long enough to pass a $45 million emergency request from state health officials. State senators planned a normal week ...

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The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill banning jails and prisons from using leg, waist and ankle restraints on pregnant women while they give birth. South Carolina is among only six states that don’t ban shackling pregnant inmates. The ...

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A volunteer for a South Carolina high school sports booster club is accused of using the group’s debit card to pay her personal and family bills. Karen Rice McCrary was a volunteer for the Powdersville High School Athletic Booster Club, ...

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South Carolina education officials have agreed not to enforce part of their own state law that bans sex education teachers from mentioning any relationships other than heterosexual ones — unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases. Civil rights groups last ...

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BY VICKI L. SHEMIN BridgeTower Media Newswires Noah Baumbach, writer-director of the Oscar-nominated film “Marriage Story,” has a powerful message for lawyers, asking attorneys who practice family law to examine their role in the divorce process. “Marriage Story” is the ...

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By Shawn Healy and Heidi Alexander BridgeTower Media Newswires When a lawyer feels the pressure of work-related stress, talking to others can be among the most helpful avenues of relief. When we talk to others who understand our experiences, we ...

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South Carolina House Democrats warned their Republican colleagues who killed proposals Tuesday to give state employees an across-the-board raise that they are going to keep losing good workers. They also hinted those remaining may decide they’ve had enough and take ...

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A South Carolina lawyer who called himself “a reformed racist” after turning away from his segregationist past and toward civil rights died on Friday, his wife said. Tom Turnipseed, 83, died peacefully and without pain, his wife, Judy, said. She ...

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