South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Apr 29, 2026

US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 undermined a key provision of the Voting Rights Act – raising the bar for racial minorities to challenge electoral maps as racially discriminatory […]

Sep 16, 2024

South Carolina justices rebuff bid to stop Friday execution

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of Freddie Owens who is set to die by lethal injection Friday in the state’s first execution […]

Apr 2, 2024

States protect voting rights after court rulings limit safeguards

ST. PAUL, Minn. — An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug […]

Oct 27, 2023

Opponents challenge SC private school vouchers

COLUMBIA — A group of South Carolina parents and teachers’ advocates filed a challenge Thursday to a new Republican-backed law allowing taxpayer dollars to help families pay for private schools. […]

May 16, 2023

1 lawsuit over appointment of Mississippi judges dismissed, another case still alive

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has dismissed one lawsuit that challenges a new law dealing with appointment of judges in the majority-Black capital city of Jackson and the […]

May 9, 2018

Federal judge considers South Carolina traffic control plan

GREENVILLE (AP) A federal judge says he needs more time to decide whether a traffic control plan for motorcyclists on the South Carolina coast is legal. U.S. District Judge Marvin […]

May 7, 2018

NAACP questions traffic control used for ‘Black Bike Week’

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments this week in an NAACP lawsuit that says a traffic control plan during what’s known as “Black Bike Week” […]

Feb 28, 2018

NAACP sues Myrtle Beach over Black Bike Week rules

MYRTLE BEACH(AP) A civil rights group is suing Myrtle Beach and its police department, saying the city discriminates against blacks by having different rules and stricter enforcement during a motorcycle […]

Apr 13, 2016

NAACP wants more training for agency involved in shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An NAACP leader in the South Carolina county where a white police officer was sentenced to probation in the killing of a black motorist said officers […]

Aug 25, 2015

NAACP rallies for criminal justice reform at SC Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The national president of the NAACP arrived in South Carolina on Monday to help lead a Statehouse rally calling for reform in the criminal justice system as leaders […]

Aug 24, 2015

NAACP to rally for criminal justice reform at SC Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The NAACP is holding a rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to call for reform in the criminal justice system as leaders of the civil rights […]

Aug 12, 2015

The Confederate flag lawsuit ‘that never was’

As lawmakers in South Carolina’s House of Representatives debated late into the evening over a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the State House, Columbia lawyer […]