Condemned prisoner seeks autopsy from last execution
COLUMBIA — A condemned man who is the next person scheduled to be put to death in South Carolina is again asking for his execution date be postponed because his lawyers have not received the autopsy...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly members fill seats on bench
The following judges have been elected or reelected by the South Carolina General Assembly. Court of Appeals Seat 2: Kristi F. Curtis, Sumter, elected. Seat 3: John D. Geathers, Ridgeway, reelected....
View ArticleAndrews leads U.S. Attorney’s Office after Boroughs’ departure
COLUMBIA — A career federal prosecutor was named acting U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina on Tuesday after the Trump administration dismissed U.S. Attorney Adair Ford Boroughs, an...
View ArticleAvoid having assumptions become convictions
By Jay Sullivan As lawyers, we are taught to be discerning, to be thoughtful and to apply critical thinking as we process complex and sometimes conflicting information. As humans, we are prone to react...
View Article4th Circuit: Appeal of SEC decision dismissed as premature
Where the Securities and Exchange Commission remanded part of a decision of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. to that body for further proceedings, this court lacked jurisdiction to...
View ArticleWilson, other AGs target organized retail crime
State Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined 37 peers in urging Congress to crack down on organized retail crime nationwide. The coalition urged the 119th Congress to reintroduce legislation brought...
View ArticleNorth Charleston council members face charges
Eight people — including three members of the North Charleston City Council — face federal bribery, kickback, extortion and money laundering charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of...
View ArticleBill governing SC lawsuits split parties
COLUMBIA — The first big fight of the 2025 legislative session in South Carolina is splitting Republicans and Democrats as well as attorneys, businesses and insurers as the Senate looks to change how...
View ArticleLaw ‘n History: ‘Let’s kill mummy’
By R. Marc Kantrowitz At 16, Pauline Parker found love. Fortunately, the feeling was mutual with the year younger Juliet Hulme returning her strong affections. Meeting in New Zealand’s Christchurch...
View ArticleIntroducing Behind the Deal: A new feature for showcasing your business deals
We are pleased to introduce our new BTM Behind the Deal program, which will allow South Carolina law firms and organizations to spotlight their successful business deals – mergers, acquisitions,...
View ArticleSC inmate set to die by firing squad
COLUMBIA — When the clock strikes 6 p.m. today, Brad Sigmon will walk into the death chamber, be strapped into a chair and have a target placed over his heart. He may utter last words before a hood is...
View ArticleOrganized thieves challenged by new law
A new state law takes aim at highly organized retailed thieves. Prefiled slightly more than three months ago in the South Carolina House, H. 3523 cleared its final General Assembly vote Feb. 27 and was...
View ArticleFirms need robust framework for political, social issues
By Gina F. Rubel In recent years, the landscape for law firm leaders has dramatically changed, with increasing pressure to comment on political, social and technological issues. Navigating this new...
View Article4th Circuit: Court correctly applied sentence enhancement
Where the record supported the conclusion that the defendant controlled the activities of other participants or exercised management responsibility in a conspiracy involving large quantities of...
View ArticleLawyers suspended over nonpayment of fees
Ten lawyers with practices in South Carolina have had their licenses suspended for not having paid license fees, an order from the state’s Supreme Court says. Another 13 lawyers practicing or living...
View Article4th Circuit: Ruling vacates sanctions against debtor
Where the district court sanctioned the debtor for selling her house without permission, in violation of a local rule, but it failed to consider testimony that she relied on the advice of her counsel,...
View ArticleFaculty veteran named Charleston Law’s interim leader
The Charleston School of Law has tapped a longtime faculty member as its interim president. Constance A. Anastopoulo was named to the position by the school’s trustees, a news release dated Friday...
View ArticleClinic helps offenders clear their records
A pro bono expungement and pardon clinic helped guide almost 30 people through the steps to clear their criminal records. The clinic was held by the South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program on March 11 at...
View ArticleCondemned SC inmate faults his defense
COLUMBIA — Lawyers for a South Carolina inmate set to be put to death next month want to stop his execution, saying his defense’s plea for his life at his original trial “didn’t even span the length of...
View ArticleWhistleblower’s family sues Boeing over his suicide
CHARLESTON — The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say killed himself after lawyers questioned him for days about his whistleblowing on alleged jumbo jet defects sued the...
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