South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jul 25, 2016

Put your gun away

If one Columbia lawmaker has his way, cops are going to stop shooting at vehicles driven by suspects simply trying to duck the long arm of the law. State Rep. […]

Jun 27, 2016

Video of police shooting shows officer fire 7 shots into car

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina police have released video of a police officer firing seven shots into a slowly moving car he was investigating for a noise complaint. The […]

May 19, 2016

South Carolina police investigate officer shooting of driver

FOREST ACRES, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division in South Carolina is investigating the shooting of a black suspect by a white police officer in a Columbia suburb. […]

May 16, 2016

Judge assigned to trial of ex-officer

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge has been assigned to hear the federal case against a white police officer who already faces a murder charge in South Carolina in the […]

May 12, 2016

In rare move, feds indict former officer in fatal shooting

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two things stand out about this week’s indictment of a white former South Carolina police officer on federal civil rights charges in the death of unarmed […]

May 4, 2016

Black motorist fatally shot: Ex-officer trial date disputed

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for a white former North Charleston police officer charged in the shooting death of a black motorist are opposing a bid to reschedule the murder […]

Apr 12, 2016

White officer gets probation in black driver’s shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — To the white police officer and the judge, the shooting two years ago of a black driver after a chase was a split-second case of bad […]

Apr 12, 2016

North Charleston mayor, police chief reject rally invitation

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina mayor and the police chief in a city where a former white police officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a […]

Mar 31, 2016

Orders on public records, deposition spurred $2.15M settlement

A pair of rulings against the Seneca Police Department served as the catalyst for a $2.15 million settlement to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting death of 19-year-old […]

Mar 25, 2016

City proposes $250K settlement after unarmed teen shot

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city says it’s willing to offer a $250,000 settlement to the family of an unarmed teenager who was shot and killed by a […]

Mar 23, 2016

City’s PR firm must turn over documents in police shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A public relations firm hired by a South Carolina city after one of its officers shot an unarmed teen to death has to turn over documents […]

Feb 16, 2016

SC city: 2 police officers cleared in fatal Nov. shooting

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina police department says two of its officers have been cleared in the fatal shooting of a motorist in November. Officials in Cayce (KAY-See) […]