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Jean Toal
Jean Toal Shocker!
by FITSNews
Months after telling her colleagues she planned on stepping down as chief justice of the S.C. Supreme Court, former liberal activist Jean Toal shocked her fellow...
Sources: SC Chief Justice Won’t Run Again
by FITSNews
S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal has privately told numerous confidantes she will step down when her current term expires in 2014. Assuming the former liberal...
The Queen Is Pissed …
by FITSNews
South Carolina lawmakers defeated S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal’s handpicked choice for an at-large family court seat by a single vote earlier this...
SC Supreme Court Will Hear Nikki Haley Ethics Case
by FITSNews
The S.C. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this spring regarding a lower court’s decision to dismiss criminal ethics charges against S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley....
SC Chief Justice “Improperly Lobbying” For Staffer
by FITSNews
S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal has been accused of exerting improper influence in a contested judicial race on behalf of Rosalyn Frierson – her longtime court...
The Wire: 1/9/2013
by FITSNews
TIPS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, SNIPPETS Welcome to “The Wire …” Today marks the second day of the 2013 session of the S.C. General Assembly – a.k.a....
The “Queen Jean” Scheme: An Update
by FITSNews
WE FOUND THE “QUID” Last week this website exposed an alleged plot involving S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal and legislative leaders – a rumored back...
A “Queen Jean” Scheme?
by FITSNews
IS A CORRUPT BARGAIN IN THE WORKS TO EXTEND S.C. CHIEF JUSTICE’S REIGN? S.C. Chief Justice Jean Toal is privately urging legislative leaders to amend...
Not In The Cards
by FITSNews
S.C. SUPREME COURT PRESERVES PALMETTO STATE’S GAMBLING MONOPOLY The S.C. Supreme Court has overturned a pro-gambling appeals court ruling – reinstating convictions against the defendants...