CSOL Honor Code Violation Goes Unpunished

“Students of (the) Charleston School of Law shall not lie, cheat, steal, nor tolerate those who do.”
That’s the cookie cutter honor code at the Lowcountry law school we have mercilessly mocked (and with good reason) over the years. But is it worth the paper it’s printed on?
Not in the case of former Charleston School of [...]

So The SC Bar Exam Results Are In …

The S.C. Supreme Court released the results of the Palmetto State’s February 2013 bar exam last week … which is always good news for us because it results in extensive bloodletting in our comments section among graduates of South Carolina’s two underperforming law schools.
Seriously … you people haven’t seen bare-knuckled brawling until you’ve witnessed the [...]

Charleston Law’s Student President To Be Impeached?

Liberal activist Shun Griffin is facing impeachment as president of the Charleston School of Law’s Student Bar Association, emails obtained by FITSNews reveal. Griffin – who is facing stalking charges in Richland County, S.C. – has not directly addressed the allegations against him except to refer to them collectively as a “personal attack.”
Griffin was given [...]

Charleston School Of Law Student Leader Arrested

SHUN GRIFFIN CHARGED WITH STALKING
The President of the Student Bar Association at the Charleston School of Law (CSOL) has been arrested in connection with an alleged stalking incident that took place nearly two months ago.
Shun A. Griffin was arrested on October 21 in Richland County, S.C.  Details of the incident – including the identity of [...]

Lawsuits Rock Charleston School Of Law

INSTITUTION’S INTEGRITY JEOPARDIZED BY FALLOUT FROM HONOR CODE CASE
It’s been a rough few years for the Charleston School of Law (CSOL). In fact ever since this website broke open the infamous “Bar Exam Scam” five years ago … things really haven’t been the same for the institution.
For those of you who missed it, the S.C. [...]

Law School Listening Post

NEW WEBSITE  COULD BE WORST NIGHTMARE FOR SOUTH CAROLINA’S  STRUGGLING LAW SCHOOLS … OR A VEHICLE FOR REFORM
Our website has been a fixture among the Palmetto State’s law school community ever since we broke the story of the 2007 Bar Exam Scam – in which the S.C. Supreme Court tossed an entire section of the state’s [...]

Skull And Bones Comes To Charleston?

WHAT CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENTS ARE UP TO WHEN THEY PROBABLY SHOULD BE STUDYING …
We don’t know Roy T. Willey IV, but we picture him as the sort of guy who enjoys playing croquet in seer sucker shorts while referring to various mutual fund developments as “continental.” The kind of guy who’s going to [...]

The Wire

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Our Law School Sucks …

… NOW GIVE US YOUR MONEY
Last month, FITS exclusively reported that only 40.3 percent of Charleston School of Law (CSOL) graduates passed the South Carolina bar exam. This abysmal passage rate has further eroded confidence in this institution – which was at the heart of a major scandal five years ago when the S.C. Supreme [...]

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The Bar Exam Was Hard …

… ON SOUTH CAROLINA LAW SCHOOLS
The results of the February 2012 South Carolina bar exam are in … and it was tough sledding for the Palmetto State’s two law schools.
According to results released by the S.C. Supreme Court this week, only 40.3 percent of Charleston School of Law (CSOL) graduates passed the exam. Meanwhile 57.8 [...]

More Charleston School Of Law Drama

Remember the Charleston School of Law (CSOL)? Our founding editor Will Folks (a.k.a. Sic Willie) made this institution of higher learning his bitch four years ago when he exposed a shady decision by the S.C. Supreme Court to toss out a section of the state’s bar exam results – thus artificially inflating its passage rate.
In [...]