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4th Circuit: Officers entitled to qualified immunity in shooting
Where the undisputed evidence showed that, just before the officers fired, a man’s gun was pointed at two officers, the officers’ use of force in response to this perceived threat […]
Lawsuit challenges police officers’ use of deadly force
NORTH CHARLESTON — The city’s police department has been sued by the mother of a man slain by two officers, The Post and Courier newspaper reported. Excessive force was used […]
Killer who dropped appeals faces October execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has set a mid-October execution date for a man who admitted to killing five people with an ax and gun and later told a judge he […]
Trial date set for Kavanaugh’s would-be assassin
GREENBELT, Md. — A trial is scheduled to start in June 2025 for a California man charged with trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in […]
McMaster vetoes bills erasing convictions for 3 crimes
COLUMBIA —Gov. Henry McMaster vetoed three bills Tuesday that would have required the erasure of people’s records of certain gun, fraudulent check and underage alcohol sales convictions. The vetoes are […]
Judge eyes dismissing Baldwin indictment in fatal shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge is considering Alec Baldwin’s request to dismiss a grand jury indictment against him at a virtual court hearing Friday. The indictment in […]
Gun charge sends released felon back to prison
Elisha Shaleel Patterson, 21, of Charleston, was sentenced to four years, nine months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a felon.
Analysis: Law effectively ends city’s suit against gun-makers
By Timothy D. Lytton Georgia State University After 25 years of legal wrangling, a lawsuit described as “the most consequential legal case against the gun industry in this country” appears […]
Proposed SC law would allow open carrying of guns
COLUMBIA — South Carolina would provide free gun training and allow anyone who can legally own a gun to carry their weapon in public under a bill that passed the […]
Felon sentenced on drug, gun charges
COLUMBIA — A felon will return to prison after pleading guilty to federal drug and firearm charges. Jalon Amari Britt, 22, of Columbia, was sentenced to 100 months — more […]
Judge won’t block NM gun limitations
SANTA FE, N.M. — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds […]
Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges
WILMINGTON, Del. — Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three federal firearms charges filed after his earlier deal imploded, setting the case on a track toward a possible […]
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Business Law
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- 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
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Commentary
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- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
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