Meg Kinnard

August 27, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Have you ever been hurt in a company softball or kickball game? The South Carolina Supreme Court says you may be entitled to workers' compensation.

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February 07, 2012 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - The U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block South Carolina from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote, the state's top prosecutor argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.Enforcement of the new law, passed by state lawmakers last year, "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter," Attorney General Alan Wilson argues in the suit against U.

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December 31, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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September 17, 2009 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - A South Carolina teen who sued a school district over the right to wear Confederate-themed clothing to school will appeal a ruling that sides with the district, her attorney said Wednesday."This is an immanently appealable decision," said Kirk Lyons, an attorney for the Southern Legal Resource Center based in North Carolina.

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February 26, 2013 | Daily Report Online

Civil liberties groups say federal voter protections are still needed in South Carolina.

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February 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - A power company and several municipalities are costing the state precious time and money in its federal lawsuit against North Carolina, South Carolina's top prosecutor said."It was suggested that this one may be completed within two years," Attorney General Henry McMaster told state lawmakers and environmental leaders on Wednesday.

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February 22, 2013 | Legaltech News

In the wake of a massive cyberattack on the South Carolina Department of Revenue, the state's top judge assured lawmakers Wednesday that the court system was secure from hackers.

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February 26, 2008 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - The South Carolina Supreme Court on Monday rejected a new trial for a man sentenced to death for killing his girlfriend and assaulting her teenage daughter three years ago.Attorneys for Stephen Stanko, 40, argued last year that he didn't get a fair trial because the judge wouldn't let lawyers ask potential jurors what they thought of an insanity defense.

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February 20, 2009 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - South Carolina poker players may not be sure when to fold 'em even after a judge ruled Thursday that Texas Hold 'em is a game of skill.What Mount Pleasant Municipal Judge Larry Duffy didn't decide is whether that determination matters under an 1802 South Carolina law that, read literally, makes any game with cards or dice - including popular board games such as Monopoly and Sorry - illegal.

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May 05, 2009 | Daily Report Online

COLUMBIA, S.C. AP - South Carolina's highest court has temporarily stopped thousands of pending foreclosure sales so homeowners can take advantage of a new federal program to refinance mortgages.The state Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a restraining order preventing South Carolina judges from finalizing foreclosure sales on properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

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