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Trump meeting with Haley and other possible Cabinet choices
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump, a foreign policy novice, was deepening his focus on national security Thursday, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as a former secretary of state and a possible contender to be his top diplomat. Trump also rolled out new teams that will interact with the State […]
SC Gov Haley campaigns for Missouri woman in 4-way primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is in Missouri campaigning for the lone female in that state’s four-way Republican primary race for governor. Haley spokesman Rob Godfrey posted a photo Monday on Twitter of Haley talking with Catherine Hanaway ahead of an event in Joplin, Missouri. Hanaway’s campaign says Haley will also […]
Flag flap
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.
Haley signs election law changes after 4-year push
EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has signed two ethics laws on income disclosure and independent investigations of legislators. The Republican governor signed the measures Thursday in Easley, where she thanked Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin for his work on ethics reform over the last four years. She also endorsed Martin, who’s in a […]
Supreme Court: Haley can’t appoint DOT secretary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state Supreme Court ruling temporarily put the Department of Transportation’s leadership in limbo. The justices on Wednesday threw out a clause in the state budget allowing Gov. Nikki Haley to continue appointing the DOT secretary. The court ruled the clause was unrelated to the budget and therefore unconstitutional. Under the […]
Into the wild
Talk to any of the 35-40 percent of inmates released from South Carolina prisons who make an eventual encore and you will likely find that many of them—if not most—attribute their return to the inability to make a living. It may be up for debate exactly what constitutes a decent living, but for many, finding […]
Haley highlights efforts to help former prisoners find jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley told prisoners Monday a better life beyond the barbed-wire fencing starts with a legal job, and it’s her job to help them find one. “Every one of you deserves better. I don’t know what got you in here, but I know you deserve not to come back,” she […]
SC has spent about $40M since 2010 to settle road claims
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A newspaper reports that South Carolina has paid about $40 million since 2010 to settle road claims and lawsuits against the Transportation Department, with much of that money going to settle cases involving damages caused by potholes. The State newspaper in Columbia reports reports the number of claims has averaged 2,600 […]
SC governor says county councilman out of job after tax plea
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says a county councilman recently sentenced for failing to report nearly half a million dollars in income is out of a job. In an executive order obtained by The Associated Press, Haley declared vacant the Richland County Council seat held by Kelvin Washington. Washington was charged in January […]
Gov. Haley to release her state budget proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is releasing her fifth spending plan for state taxes in a year when there’s more than $1 billion in additional revenue. The Republican governor will detail her 2016-17 budget proposal Friday at the Statehouse. Chief questions include how her proposal funds roadwork and whether it provides any flood […]
Haley says she still supports giving refuge to persecuted
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday that she continues to support allowing persecuted immigrants to come to South Carolina — as long as they’re not from Syria. Republicans in the House and Senate called on Haley to oppose all international refugees. “We need to be even more vigilant about protecting the state […]
South Carolina lawmakers begin debate over Confederate flag
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers on Monday began debating whether to bring the Confederate flag down outside the Capitol, starting with a pair of senators whose families arrived in the state before the Civil War. Both men — one white, one black — have come to the same conclusion that the rebel flag no […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia
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