Senate Confirms Two for Carolina Federal Judgeships
The Senate on Thursday confirmed two nominees to federal district courts in North and South Carolina, one of which will end the longest judicial vacancy in the country.
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South Carolina
Biden Holds On to Commanding Lead in South Carolina
Former Vice President Joe Biden has retained his 20-point lead in South Carolina among likely Democratic primary voters, according to a new poll released Monday.
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Teen SC School Shooter Gets Life for Killing 1st Grader
A school shooter who was 14 when he killed a first grader on a school playground in South Carolina was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole.
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Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Talk Environmental Justice in South Carolina
Environmental justice for suffering communities requires policy changes, action and corporate regulations, six 2020 Democratic presidential candidates explained during a forum in South Carolina on Friday.
Read moreHigh School Football
A South Carolina appeals court ruled in favor of Charleston’s City Paper in a defamation dispute brought by high school football players and their head coach. The paper published an opinion piece criticizing the team’s post-game ritual in which they threw watermelons they had drawn faces on while making “monkey-like” sounds.
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No Immunity for Myrtle Beach Police Officer in Excessive-Force Suit
A South Carolina officer involved in the shooting of a Myrtle Beach man – paralyzing him – after storming into his house without knocking, is not immune in an excessive-force lawsuit, the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday.
Read moreSouth Carolina Taken to Court Over Automatic License Suspensions
A class of South Carolina motorists backed by civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit claiming state officials effectively criminalize poverty by automatically suspending the driver’s licenses of people who can’t pay outstanding traffic tickets or fines.
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South Carolina Blocked From Defunding Planned Parenthood
The Fourth Circuit upheld an injunction Tuesday blocking South Carolina’s attempt to pull Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood because its clinics provide abortions.
Read moreTrump Touts Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform in South Carolina
Speaking at a forum on criminal-justice reform in South Carolina, President Donald Trump said Friday that a sweeping overhaul he signed into law last year was the result of putting “the interests of our citizens before the interest of any political party.”
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Convicted SC Sheriff Faces up to a Year in Jail
A South Carolina sheriff faces up to a year in prison and will lose his job after a jury found him guilty Thursday of misconduct in office.
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Bernie Sanders Takes Slashing Campaign to South Carolina
Backed by workers seeking a $15-an-hour minimum wage, Senator Bernie Sanders took on political corruption, forgiveness of student debt, increased teacher pay, inaction on climate change and America’s vast income inequality in a Sunday address at the College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Read moreStranded North Carolinians Take Stock of Dorian’s Damage
Skies cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, leaving behind a muddy trail of destruction wrought by Hurricane Dorian, which still was expected to unleash powerful winds in New England and Nova Scotia.
Read moreHurricane Dorian Rakes Carolinas as It Moves Up Coast
Hurricane Dorian raked the Carolina coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, spinning off tornadoes and knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as it pushed northward toward the dangerously exposed Outer Banks.
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Southern Governors Ready States for Hurricane Dorian
As Hurricane Dorian moves away from the flooded remains of the Bahamas, governors across the American South are ordering evacuations, declaring states of emergency and asking for federal support ahead of the storm’s expected U.S. landfall.
Read moreButtigieg Calls for Bipartisan Action on Climate Change
During his visit to Charleston Saturday evening, Pete Buttigieg called for bipartisan support to address climate change in the College of Charleston’s Bully Pit Series that allowed students as well as members of the public to ask questions of the youngest Democratic presidential hopeful in the race.
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Biden Way Ahead of Democratic Rivals in South Carolina
A new poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden is dominating his Democratic rivals in the early primary state of South Carolina, leading his closet competitor by nearly 20 points.
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Cory Booker Campaigns in South Carolina
Days after his appearance in a Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, where he sparred with front-runner Joe Biden over criminal-justice reform, Senator Cory Booker widened his focus at a town hall Monday at the start of his ninth sweep across South Carolina.
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Wrongful-Death Lawsuits Filed Over South Carolina Prison Riot
Two lawsuits filed Tuesday allege that South Carolina corrections officials violated prisoners’ constitutional rights by failing to prevent a riot in which seven inmates were killed last year.
Read moreSotomayor Slams High Court Denial of SC Sex Offender’s Appeal
The Supreme Court’s decision Friday not to hear the case of a South Carolina man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a minor drew the ire of liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who said his claim of withheld evidence is worthy of review.
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