Judicial Review May Go Public
South Carolina Attorney General General Charlie Condon urged the public to vote on judges at the end of their terms. He said elections would not unduly influence judges and supported governor appointment based on a screening panel. He noted the current General Assembly election of judges and contrasted with Virginia.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Charlie Condon
Condon
General Assembly
Virginia
Beasley
Condon targets tax evasion indictments for lawyers
Columbia State Attorney General Charlie Condon plans to seek indictments against at least 16 lawyers on tax evasion charges within a month. He warned more charges are coming for tax evasion and client theft, with officials targeting professionals including doctors and real estate agents. He cited a voluntary tax system as a deterrent and promised a crackdown after prior investigations and warnings to about two dozen attorneys.
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Columbia
Charlie Condon
Condon
Fea
Judge William Howard loses appeals race to Huff in South Carolina
Charleston Circuit Judge William Howard lost to North Augusta state representative Tom Huff in a tight appeals court race. Governor Beasley, House Speaker Wilkins, and GOP leaders consider a plan to let the governor pick judges from candidates vetted by a screening committee. The committee would be appointed by the governor, speaker, and Senate president.
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Charleston
William Howard
Tom Huff
North Augusta
State House
Howard
Susan Smith
David Beasley
House
David Wilkins
GOP
Beasley
Robyn Zimmerman
Senate
Students Challenge School Ban on Religious Literature
A 10 year old boy and 14 year old girl sue Sandel Elementary and Richland District 1, seeking the right to hand out Christian pamphlets at school. They claim the district policy banning religious materials is unconstitutional and ask for compensatory damages for John Gardner.
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Columbia
U.S. District Court
John Gardner
Sandel
Richland District 1
Janessa Koestner
Hank Hamilton
John
Vanessa
Johnny Gardner
Hamilton
Green Denies Jordan Killing On Police Tape
In Lamberton North Carolina Daniel Andre Green testifies on a taped interview that he did not kill James Jordan. He offers multiple versions of how he obtained the Jordan car while denying involvement in the slaying. Prosecutors seek to undermine defense alibi claims as the trial proceeds.
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Green
Jordan
Larry
Rick
Fayetteville
Marion
Backers Shy On Local Tax Limits
In Columbia supporters retreat from a two-thirds vote need for a local tax cap bill. They may seek to include the limit in the state budget to require only a simple majority. Debate on the budget begins Monday as backers and opponents spar over capping restaurant and hotel levies and directing revenue to tourism projects. Charleston officials push back against state control.
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Columbia
Doug Smith
Spartanburg
House
David Wilkins
Jim Hodges
D-Lancaster
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State Hospitality Association
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Beaufort
Mike Baxley
Chartsville
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Greenville
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