ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s top judge announced Monday that the test to qualify to practice law in Georgia will be postponed and moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Due to public health concerns, the in-person bar exam scheduled to ...

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HOUSTON (AP) — The coronavirus kept surging in hot spots around the U.S. on Thursday, with one city in South Carolina urging people to pray it into submission, a hospital in Texas bringing in military medical personnel and morgues running ...

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By Michael W. Phillips and Ryan M. Brown Disclosures regarding a company’s financial condition and ability to continue as a “going concern” are paramount to providing important and transparent information to the investing community. Speaking bluntly, if a business is ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s coronavirus case count continues to climb with the state reporting an additional 1,950 confirmed cases Sunday, after adding a single-day high of more than 2,200 cases a day earlier. State health officials say a ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina reported a record-high number of COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday, Gov. Henry McMaster doubled down on his stance that a statewide mask requirement could not be enforced. “There’s no way we can make somebody do ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Health and Environmental Control reported nearly 1,600 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday in South Carolina, surpassing the previous daily record of 1,290 set on Tuesday. The state said the 1,599 new cases ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s capital is now requiring most everyone to wear a face mask in public to guard against spreading the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The law, which took effect Friday after being approved by city ...

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  Grand juries are back in session, but trial juries are out until August, at the earliest. South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty had raised the possibility of resuming jury trials as soon as July when he sent ...

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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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The South Carolina Bar Exam will go on as scheduled July 28-29, the South Carolina Supreme Court announced June 1. The court’s order says that the court will continue to evaluate the COVID-19 pandemic, including any state and federal directives ...

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