South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 27, 2024

Ruling further narrows scope of public corruption law

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the scope of federal public corruption […]

May 24, 2024

Railroad to pay modest $15M fine in Ohio derailment

The federal government agreed to a modest $15 million fine for Norfolk Southern over last year’s disastrous derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the railroad promised to pay more than […]

May 24, 2024

Feds hit Ticketmaster, Live Nation with antitrust lawsuit

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break […]

May 21, 2024

Hunter Biden’s attorneys press for gun trial delay

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden pressed for a delay Monday in his federal gun case, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial set to begin next month. Defense attorneys […]

Apr 24, 2024

US to pay $138.7M to Nassar’s victims

DETROIT — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry […]

Apr 16, 2024

Blatt’s SCOTUS record sets benchmark for women

WASHINGTON — No woman has appeared more often before the Supreme Court than Lisa Blatt, who will make her 50th argument this month. No lawyer, male or female, has done […]

Apr 4, 2024

Court sentences former official for dealing drugs

Drug trafficking and other offenses while serving as a county supervisor sent Kenneth “Shane” Stuart to prison this week. Stuart served as the top elected official in Chester County for […]

Mar 13, 2024

Justice Department to appeal Corporate Transparency Act ruling

NEW YORK — The National Small Business Association has successfully challenged a law designed to combat money laundering but that small businesses contend is too burdensome. A federal court in […]

Mar 1, 2024

Men charged in unrelated solicitation of minor cases

COLUMBIA — The state Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and local and federal police agencies have charged two men with solicitation of a minor and other crimes in unrelated […]

Dec 5, 2023

DA shifts police conduct cases toward Justice Department

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing […]

Nov 13, 2023

Trump calls for televising his federal election interference trial

Former President Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch […]

Oct 24, 2023

DOJ broadens investigation of Tesla

DETROIT — Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker’s partially automated driving systems, and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, […]