Murdaugh loses prison privileges after lawyer records call
COLUMBIA — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh has lost his phone privileges and his prison tablet computer after his lawyer recorded him reading his journal entries on a call for a documentary about his...
View ArticleWhy Wisconsin GOP eyes state justice’s impeachment
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature is talking about impeaching a newly elected liberal state Supreme Court justice even before she has heard a case. The unprecedented attempt...
View ArticleMurdaugh’s lawyers cite court clerk’s actions in appeal
COLUMBIA — Attorneys for convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh want a new trial, accusing the court clerk of improperly influencing the jury. They’re accusing the court clerk at his double murder trial of...
View ArticleJudge orders Texas to move Rio Grande barrier
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas must move a large floating barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the river between the U.S. and Mexico this summer as part of the Republican’s escalating attempts to stop...
View ArticleKavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps’ over ethics
CLEVELAND — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a judicial conference on Thursday he hopes there will be “concrete steps soon” to address recent ethics concerns surrounding the court, but he...
View ArticleLegal fight expected over Grisham’s gun order
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque will spur a legal fight but might also raise public awareness about...
View ArticleAntitrust trial centers of Google search engine’s power
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine that has become the internet’s main gateway. The legal attack will swing into full force...
View ArticleIllinois puts end to cash bail next week
CHICAGO — It took 4½ months for Shannon Ross’ life to unravel. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019 on weapons charges and ultimately...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lawyer ponders future of reproductive rights
Susanna Birdsong, the general counsel and vice president of compliance for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, is very familiar with the controversies surrounding abortion and other reproductive rights...
View ArticleVIDEO: New SCAJ president Killoren talks barriers to the court system
Tom Killoren Jr., a personal injury lawyer with KD Trial Lawyers in Spartanburg, recently was sworn in as president of the South Carolina Association for Justice. The group seeks “to ensure that the...
View ArticleNIL law changes face of college athletics
Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court decided that college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness, lawyers who handle NIL cases are still defining the specifics of...
View ArticleSouth Carolina says it has secured execution drug
COLUMBIA — South Carolina has obtained a drug needed to carry out lethal injections and is ready to perform the state’s first execution in over 12 years, officials announced Tuesday. The pause on...
View ArticleCounsel’s focus firmly set on reproductive rights
Behind Susanna Birdsong’s mild voice stands a steely resolve. The counsel for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic speaks clearly and unequivocally about her job and what she sees as its importance to...
View ArticleVIDEO: 5 Questions With … Tom A. Killoren Jr.
By Rasmus S. Jorgensen Compassionate counsel and aggressive advocacy are two key values for Tom Killoren. The KD Trial Lawyers partner says what he likes most about the law is that it applies equally...
View ArticleTechnology and legal education
When students register for the paralegal studies program at Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Va. they will meet a multicultural cast of characters for a four-minute online orientation. In the...
View ArticleCourts’ work will continue amid government shutdown
Lawyers with federal court cases calendared for next week won’t get a respite even if the U.S. government shuts down. “They’ve got court on Monday. They should be there,” Katherine Hord Simon, clerk...
View ArticleSupreme Court opens new term today
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seems a bit quieter than in recent years, as the justices begin a new term. Major cases await, as they always do, including several challenges to regulatory agencies and...
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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law 2023 photo highlights
Congratulations once again to all of our SCLW Leadership in Law honorees from 2023! Stay tuned for information soon about our next event. The post South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law 2023...
View ArticleTrump’s post prompts gag order from judge
NEW YORK — Rebuking Donald Trump, a state court judge imposed a limited gag order Tuesday in the former president’s civil business fraud trial and ordered him to delete a social media post that...
View ArticleSuspect in Shakur slaying appears in court
LAS VEGAS — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas made his first court appearance Wednesday on a murder charge....
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