WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary chairman has invited Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month on ethical standards at the court, a hearing that would undoubtedly focus on business transactions and travel involving Justice Clarence Thomas. Sen. Richard ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawsuit filed in federal court is asking a judge to overturn a requirement in South Carolina ethics laws that makes it illegal for anyone who files a complaint against a public official from talking about ...

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  A lawyer can give referrals to a specific chiropractic practice in exchange for their paying part of the costs for a lawyer’s commercial, under a new Ethics Advisory Opinion from the South Carolina Bar Ethics Advisory Committee. However, in ...

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Allegations that public officials have violated state ethics law are piling up for review by a nonexistent South Carolina Ethics Commission. More than 50 cases await action from a board the Legislature has yet to create. A law passed last ...

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The South Carolina Bar Ethics Advisory Committee has concluded in an advisory opinion that lawyers who do business with fixed-fee legal services websites could be violating the state’s Rules of Professional Conduct. The ethics opinion appears to be directed at ...

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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The Beaufort County School District Superintendent has admitted to two state ethics violations resulting in a public reprimand and fine after his wife was hired for a $90,000-a-year district position. The Island Packet of ...

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South Carolina’s leading association of trial lawyers will have to put its dinner plans on hold for a while. The state’s Ethics Commission will decide whether it’s ethically permissible for the South Carolina Association for Justice to arrange a special ...

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Debra A. Squires-Lee and Thomas W. Kirchofer Dolan Media Newswires With summer approaching and the July bar exam looming, law firms are beginning to think about next year’s incoming class of associates. There will be training and mentoring and plenty ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is publicly pursuing allegations that former Rep. Edward Southard sexually harassed several women at the Statehouse. The committee found probable cause Tuesday that Southard violated House policy that prohibits harassment. The 9-0 ...

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BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Ethics Commission has set an August hearing on a complaint filed against Beaufort County School superintendent Jeff Moss. Local media outlets report the complaint stems from Moss hiring his wife, Darlene, for a ...

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