Judge Michelle Childs steps closer to a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC Circuit
With bipartisan support from the United States Senate, Michelle Childs, a U.S. District Court judge for South Carolina has moved one step closer to confirmation for a seat on the federal bench. On May 26, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 17-5 to approve Childs’ nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of […]
Judge allows rate cut to stand for failed nuclear plants
COLUMBIA (AP) A 15 percent rate cut ordered by lawmakers can start showing up on a private South Carolina utility’s bills after the company lost billions of dollars on two nuclear plants that were never finished, a federal judge ruled Aug. 6. Judge Michelle Childs ruled that the cut, retroactive to April, can start showing […]
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