South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 18, 2026

Trump dismisses lawsuit against IRS, court filing shows

U.S. President Donald Trump voluntarily dismissed his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service, according to a May 18 court filing. Terms of the dismissal were not immediately available, […]

May 12, 2026

Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump’s makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

A historic preservation group on May 11 filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Donald Trump‘s ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, the latest in a string of […]

May 8, 2026

US appeals court weighs Pentagon bid to punish Senator Mark Kelly

A U.S. federal appeals court at a hearing on May 7 appeared skeptical that the Trump administration‘s could legally punish Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Kelly over public remarks he made […]

May 4, 2026

As Clarence Thomas hits a milestone, his conservative stamp on US Supreme Court endures

Clarence Thomas this week will reach a major milestone on the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the second-longest-serving justice in American history. Along the way, the stalwart conservative has played an […]

Apr 29, 2026

US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory […]

Apr 23, 2026

Blockchain billionaire Sun takes Trump family’s crypto firm to court

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun on April 21 sued World Liberty Financial, the digital currency venture co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons, alleging that World Liberty illegally froze […]

Apr 1, 2026

In historic visit, Trump to attend Supreme Court arguments

President Donald Trump was set to make a historic visit to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, attending arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline […]

Mar 30, 2026

Trump defends White House ballroom as ‘shed’ for secret complex

President Donald Trump says an important part of the $400 million ballroom he is building for the White House is a “massive military complex” underneath it that was supposed to […]

Feb 4, 2026

Fulton County challenges FBI seizure of 2020 election records

Georgia’s Fulton County filed a challenge on Feb. 4 to the legality of a warrant and seizure of election records in an FBI search of an election facility last week, […]

Jan 26, 2026

Supreme Court may leave big questions unresolved on Trump bid to fire Fed’s Lisa Cook

U.S. Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to grant President Donald Trump‘s request to let him immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. But their eventual ruling following this week’s arguments […]

Dec 10, 2025

Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles

The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer […]

Nov 24, 2025

AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court

The Associated Press and the Trump administration were due back before a federal appeals court Monday in their fight over media access, with the AP arguing that a news outlet […]