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Apr 8, 2026

Sweeping social media crackdown for kids coming in MA if bill passes

The Massachusetts House of Representatives is planning on passing a bill April 8 that would ban social media use for children under 14 in the state. The ban would be “among the most restrictive […]

Parents of a child who was stillborn need parental leave’ to best recover from their tragic loss and suffering,’ state Rep. Neal Collins, above, said when he requested an opinion on the subject from the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. (Associated Press file)
Sep 5, 2025

SC attorney general: Paid leave should cover stillbirths

South Carolina’s attorney general said paid family leave should cover stillbirths, with Rep. Neal Collins planning legislation to clarify the law in 2026.

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson was one of four states’ legal officials leading a coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to crack down on organized retail crime nationwide. (Associated Press file)
Feb 26, 2025

Wilson, other AGs target organized retail crime

State Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 37 peers in urging Congress to crack down on organized retail crime nationwide. The coalition urged the 119th Congress to reintroduce legislation brought […]

Edward D. Jones & Co. will pay South Carolina $320,000 as part of a settlement into how clients were charged commissions on some investments. (Depositphotos.com)
Jan 15, 2025

Probe yields settlement from investment firm

South Carolina will receive more than $300,000 as a party to a settlement with Edward D. Jones & Co., the state’s Justice Department announced Tuesday. The money is part of […]

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has cautioned individuals and groups who target child predators that their efforts might violate state law. (Associated Press file)
Jan 3, 2025

Wilson issues warning on pursuing sexual predators

Private individuals and groups seeking to track sexual predators received a recent warning about their work from state Attorney General Alan Wilson, including questioning whether the efforts run afoul of […]

A Columbia Police Department officer was named a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing.
Dec 6, 2024

DOJ award honors Columbia officer’s efforts

A Columbia police officer has been named a recipient of the seventh annual Attorney General‘s Award for Distinguished Service in Community Policing, a U.S. Department of Justice news release says. […]

A state ethics violations hearing for Beck Hill, the Colleton County clerk of court during Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, will not be held Dec. 19 as scheduled. (The Post and Courier file)
Nov 14, 2024

Probe blocks ethics hearing into former clerk in Murdaugh trial

The state hearing into the actions of the clerk of court involved in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial won’t be held “due to a pending criminal investigation undertaken by the Attorney […]

Oklahoma’s move to prevent a religious school from receiving a charter school contract has drawn the legal attention of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and his counterparts in seven other states. (Associated Press file)
Nov 6, 2024

SC, coalition settle opioid lawsuit against Kroger

South Carolina will receive about $18 million as its share of the settlement of a multistate lawsuit against Kroger for its role in the opioid crisis, state Attorney General Alan […]

Attorneys for Richard Moore, above, have argued that Gov. Henry McMaster’s previous involvement in the condemned man’s case should disqualify McMaster from being the person to decide whether Moore should be granted clemency. (Associated Press file)
Oct 16, 2024

Judge skeptical about barring McMaster from Moore clemency decision

COLUMBIA — A federal judge appears unlikely to grant the request of a South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed in just over three weeks to take away the power […]

Attorneys for Richard Moore, above, argue that Gov. Henry McMaster cannot fairly consider the condemned man’s request for clemency because McMaster, who earlier served as state attorney general, oversaw attorneys who fought to sustain Moore’s death sentence. (Associated Press file)
Oct 14, 2024

Moore wants McMaster removed from clemency process

COLUMBIA — Richard Moore’s attorneys have asked a federal judge to take away the power of granting clemency from the governor who is a former state attorney general and place […]

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Oct 11, 2024

SC joins challenge to nursing home staffing rule

State Attorney General Alan Wilson is helping lead a coalition of 20 state attorneys general and groups that represent hundreds of nonprofit aging services providers in a lawsuit seeking to […]

A photo taken by the GOES-16 GeoColor satellite shows the breadth of Hurricane Helene as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)
Sep 27, 2024

SC price gouging law in effect as storm approaches

South Carolina’s law against price gouging went into effect with Gov. Henry McMaster’s declaration of a state of emergency as Hurricane Helene nears, state Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced. […]


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