South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Jun 25, 2026

Trump’s power takes center stage in US Supreme Court’s home stretch

The U.S. Supreme Court‘s current term is rapidly approaching a climactic finale in which some of its biggest cases yet to be decided will test Donald Trump‘s aggressive […]

May 5, 2026

US Supreme Court lets Voting Rights Act ruling take effect ahead of schedule

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 4 allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana Republicans […]

May 4, 2026

SC governor signals openness to redistricting following SCOTUS voting rights ruling

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has issued a statement suggesting the state legislature should review the state’s congressional map following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights […]

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 5, 2025

Civil rights pioneer Joseph McNeil of Greensboro Four dies at 83

Joseph McNeil, a Greensboro Four member whose 1960 Woolworth’s sit-in ignited civil rights protests nationwide, has died at 83, North Carolina A&T announced.

Jun 5, 2024

SC case sways SCOTUS in Arkansas redistricting action

Following a decision on a similar South Carolina case, the U.S. Supreme Court has sent a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' 2021 redrawn House map back to a lower court for review.

May 24, 2024

SCOTUS: No bias in redrawing of SC congressional district

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the redrawing of a South Carolina congressional district, dismissing claims of racial discrimination.

Sep 5, 2023

Three-judge panel blocks Alabama congressional districts

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal judges said Tuesday that they will draft new congressional lines for Alabama after lawmakers refused to create a second district where Black voters at least came […]

Jun 8, 2023

Young lawyer who helped write voting rights bill ‘star-struck’ as he witnessed 1965 signing into law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Finkelstein is an accidental witness to one of the seminal events of the civil rights movement, the signing in 1965 of the Voting Rights Act. He […]

Jul 2, 2021

High court upholds state voting restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flexing its new strength, the Supreme Court‘s conservative majority on Thursday cut back on a landmark voting rights law in a decision likely to help Republican states […]

Mar 1, 2021

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years after carving the heart out of a landmark voting rights law, the Supreme Court is looking at putting new limits on efforts to combat racial […]

Oct 26, 2016

Justin Timberlake’s ballot selfie highlights mixed laws

Now even Justin Timberlake has been forced to deal with the question of whether a ballot selfie is legal. Timberlake flew from California to Tennessee to vote early this week, […]