South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

This is how the Supreme Court embraces technology. Slowly. It took a worldwide pandemic for the court to agree to hear arguments over the telephone, with audio available live for the first time. C-SPAN plans to carry the arguments. Just ...

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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law that had allowed divided votes to result in convictions in Louisiana and Oregon. Justice Neil Gorsuch ...

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South Carolina retail stores and public beach access points that had been closed to halt the spread of the coronavirus will be allowed to reopen next week, The Post and Courier reported Saturday. Republican Gov. Henry McMaster will issue orders ...

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Gov. Henry McMaster is promising he will call the South Carolina General Assembly back at the time of their choosing if they don’t want to meet in the next month because of the coronavirus. The Legislature’s term ends by law ...

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Nexsen Pruet has announced the addition of two health care attorneys to its Columbia office. Darra James Coleman joins as special counsel and Alice Harris joins as a member. Coleman previously served as chief advice counsel and policy counsel for ...

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By Teresa Niederwmmer “This too shall pass” is a common phrase we hear during times like these. As attorneys, we are trained to evaluate the current state of things and prepare for what may come next. Many law firms are ...

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For the third week in a row, the number of people who live or work in South Carolina saying they lost their jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak increased. More than 85,000 people in the state filed for unemployment for ...

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  As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty has issued a series of orders since the beginning of March that have created a seismic shift in the way the courts operate during what ...

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BY DAVE POSTON While attorneys have made great strides in recent years expanding remote worker policies and capabilities, as well as having a newfound commitment toward wellness, COVID-19 forced immediate implementation upon the legal industry. Timelines vary, but we could ...

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The Supreme Court on Friday announced it is postponing arguments scheduled for April because of the coronavirus, but the court didn’t rule out hearing some arguments within months. The announcement means a total of 20 arguments scheduled for March and ...

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