Just after the University of South Carolina board of trustees voted July 19 to hire Robert Caslen Jr. as its next president, opponents of the move predicted the decision would face a legal challenge, but it’s not clear how ...

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The South Carolina Law Review has announced that its 2019 symposium will examine the implications of the opioid epidemic on the practice of health care and tort law, as well as legislative and law enforcement efforts in response to the ...

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The University of South Carolina didn’t violate student groups’ First Amendment rights by making inquiries into harassment allegations after a rally for “free speech,” the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 16. The appeals court unanimously upheld the ...

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For many college students, a study abroad program is a dream opportunity, but one University of South Carolina alumna has filed a lawsuit alleging that a professor subjected her to nightmarish mistreatment during a trip to Italy. Allison Dunavant says ...

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Down in Columbia, the alleged participation of three University of South Carolina football players in a bar fight has been quite the topic of discussion. In the wee hours of April 29, a 24-year-old man said that he was assaulted ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina wants to erect a statue in honor of the school’s first African-American professor. The university hosted a celebration about Richard T. Greener’s life Monday afternoon. The State of Columbia reported university ...

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The 2016 version of the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School is in the books and it was a doozy. Last year, this Sidebar reporter provided news coverage for the inaugural event (USC officials say they plan on this ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina trustee William Hubbard is scheduled to address graduates of the University of South Carolina. Hubbard, who served as the president of the American Bar Association in 2014 and 2015, speaks Friday at ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Journalists from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal are taking part in a discussion about presidential politics just days before South Carolina’s primaries. Tuesday’s panel discussion includes Phillip Rucker of The Washington Post and ...

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 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina native and No. 3 House Democrat James Clyburn is sending his congressional papers to the University of South Carolina to help establish a new research and education center on civil rights. “I want this center to ...

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