South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

May 12, 2026

Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump’s makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

A historic preservation group on May 11 filed a lawsuit seeking to halt President Donald Trump‘s ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, the latest in a string of […]

Jul 3, 2025

Washington lawyer receives reciprocal reprimand

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Aug 20, 2024

Controversial DC councilman faces bribery charge

WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia councilman known for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories accepted over $150,000 in bribes in exchange for pressuring district employees to extend city contracts for violence intervention services, authorities alleged in court records unsealed Monday.

Aug 16, 2024

NY court ruling could hurt Kennedy’s bid elsewhere

ALBANY, N.Y. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign suffered a blow this week when a judge in New York invalidated his petition to put his name on the […]

Jun 4, 2024

Airline appeals ruling on firing of anti-abortion flight attendant

NEW ORLEANS — Southwest Airlines returned to federal court Monday in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who said she was fired for her anti-abortion views […]

Apr 10, 2024

State Supreme Court stays decision striking down magazine ban

SEATTLE — A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on some ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state […]

Apr 5, 2024

Plea talks possible for suspect in hip-hop star’s slaying

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay, both […]

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 […]

Jan 25, 2024

Washington state, J&J strike opioid settlement

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over […]

Nov 27, 2023

DC homicides rise, ‘closure rate’ falls

WASHINGTON — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear spike in the number of homicides but solving far fewer […]

Jan 2, 2015

Medical marijuana a challenge for legal pot states

SEATTLE (AP) — A year into the nation’s experiment with legal, taxed marijuana sales, Washington and Colorado find themselves wrestling not with the federal interference many feared, but with competition […]

Jul 7, 2014

Lawyer will be among first in line at Seattle’s Cannabis City opening

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state issued its first retail marijuana licenses on Monday with a middle-of-the-night email alerting bleary-eyed pot-shop proprietors that they’ll finally be able to open for business. […]