Double murder suspect Alex Murdaugh, a
now-disbarred lawyer, spent only 15 to 20 minutes at his mother’s home on the night that his wife and son were killed, the mother’s caretaker testified at his trial in South Carolina on Monday.
Feb 7, 2023 11:56 AM CST
Prosecutors in the double murder trial of once-prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh may introduce evidence of his alleged financial crimes to rebut defense evidence of good character, a judge ruled Thursday.
Feb 3, 2023 10:28 AM CST
A prosecutor described cellphone video and gun residue on a raincoat Wednesday to support his contention that
once-prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh killed his wife, Maggie, and son Paul.
Jan 26, 2023 11:13 AM CST
Alabama-based Maynard Cooper & Gale and Carolinas-based Nexsen Pruet have announced a merger that will create a law firm with more than 550 lawyers.
Jan 6, 2023 2:23 PM CST
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the state’s ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.
Jan 5, 2023 3:27 PM CST
Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a bill banning almost all abortions in the state after he signed it into law Feb. 18, 2021, in Columbia, South Carolina. The South Carolina ban on abortions after “cardiac activity” is no more after the latest legal challenge to the state’s 2021 law proved to be successful. Photo by Jeffrey Collins/The Associated Press.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide a challenge to the Biden administration’s student-debt relief program in a lawsuit filed by six states.
Dec 1, 2022 3:22 PM CST
A partner from the law firm of once-prominent South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh—who is now charged with
murder and
financial crimes—testified Thursday about the first discovery of alleged client theft.
Nov 14, 2022 9:42 AM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham ’s request to block a subpoena for his testimony before a Georgia grand jury investigating 2020 election interference.
Nov 1, 2022 3:15 PM CDT
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday stayed an order that required Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to testify before a grand jury investigating 2020 election interference.
Oct 24, 2022 3:01 PM CDT
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis on Friday
granted an administrative stay that temporarily pauses the Biden administration’s student-loan debt-relief program.
Oct 24, 2022 10:31 AM CDT
Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina must testify about efforts to “cajole” or “exhort” Georgia election officials in connection with the 2020 election, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Oct 21, 2022 11:27 AM CDT
Ginni Thomas tells Jan. 6 committee about her stolen-election views
Conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack that she…
Sep 30, 2022 3:13 PM CDT
Law firms and courthouses are dealing with Hurricane Ian and its aftermath.
Sep 30, 2022 1:21 PM CDT
Updated: An Indiana lawyer who will have part of his student debt forgiven through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program has filed a lawsuit challenging student-debt cancellation by the Biden administration.
Sep 28, 2022 2:12 PM CDT
A South Carolina magistrate judge has been reprimanded after telling a plaintiff’s lawyer to “get the f—ing wax out of his ears.”
In an Aug. 31 opinion, the South…
Sep 6, 2022 9:55 AM CDT