Some court cases make history; others have history thrust upon them. On May 5, the South Carolina Court of Appeals embraced the latter and heard oral arguments via Webex for the first time in the court’s history. A three-judge panel ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have elected an attorney to the state Court of Appeals who has never been a judge, leading some black lawmakers to temporarily walk out of the chamber. Members of the House and Senate ...

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After being accused of injuring a woman while driving drunk, Jason Morgan thought he was off the hook financially when his insurance company paid a $25,000 policy limit to settle the victim’s lawsuit.

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A ruling of first impression that split the South Carolina Court of Appeals has given lenders more time to sue over unpaid debts.

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CHARLESTON (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sorting through hundreds of comments and the South Carolina Court of Appeals has set arguments for later this year in the ongoing dispute over a proposed $35 million passenger cruise ...

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A man who was convicted of stabbing a woman to death in front of her children has been given a new trial based on the prosecution’s use of peremptory challenges to remove black jurors from the case.

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In a ruling of first impression, the South Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a trial judge’s decision to throw out drug evidence seized during a warrantless search of a defendant’s backyard.

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The South Carolina Supreme Court has used its super powers to erase history yet again.

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A Gaffney woman has asked the state Court of Appeals to acquit her in the killing of the former mayor of York, WBTV-TV reported Monday.

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CHARLESTON (AP) — Attorneys for neighborhood, preservation and conservation groups have asked the South Carolina Court of Appeals to toss out a permit for a $35 million passenger cruise terminal in Charleston, saying a lower court was wrong in allowing ...

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