South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

There will be no more horse stables at 45 Pinckney St. in Charleston, says the state Court of Appeals. Arkay LLC and Robert Knoth, owner of Carolina Polo & Carriage Co., had applied for a special use exception to operate ...

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Firing off a sharply worded email can be cathartic, especially when people take note. And when you’re at the helm of your state’s highest court, people tend to pay attention to what you write. And so it’s no surprise that ...

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Gov. Nikki Haley created a stir among some circles recently when she congratulated Coastal Carolina University following its baseball team’s win over Arizona at the College World Series.

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According to state law, a coroner in South Carolina is authorized to carry a handgun while engaged in official duties. According to the State Law Enforcement Division, confronting obnoxious boaters while hanging out at the river, clothed in swimming attire ...

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If 13th Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins has his way, the last women that strip club owner Gregory Gaines will see for a while will be correctional officers, case workers or jail nurses. Wilkins has asked a judge to toss Gaines ...

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Let’s face it. Some trials just aren’t that interesting. But if you’ve been accused of robbing a grocery store, you’d probably want the judge to stay awake for the proceedings. Alas, that wasn’t the case during a recent trial in ...

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Being a class clown isn’t the way most folks start a productive life. But it’s worked out OK so far for Bob Beres, who today uses his sense of humor not only to make people laugh, but to save lives. ...

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As lawyers, you’ve all had ungrateful clients. Clients who didn’t appreciate your efforts, didn’t listen to your advice, and so on. But no client, perhaps, has been more ungrateful and downright rude than Ricky Hand, 46, of Springfield, Ohio. According ...

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A 55-year-old man in Rock Hill came up with a creative explanation for a bag of meth that police allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop. William Patrick told officers that what they were looking at wasn’t meth, ...

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Alcohol and boating don’t mix, I’ve heard it said. That’s especially true when you’re in a stolen boat and the best story you can come up with to tell authorities after drifting into a restricted area is that you tossed ...

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