In Defense Of Donald Beatty
MAGISTRATE “NON-TROVERSY” This website hasn’t often had the occasion to support South Carolina chief justice Donald Beatty. We did not back his election to the...
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SC Gas Tax Hike Could Face Court Challenge
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GADFLY CLAIMS LAW VIOLATES STATE CONSTITUTION … South Carolina’s newly minted gasoline tax increase – which is scheduled to begin draining money from Palmetto State...
Leading SC Lawmakers Want Ex-Chief Justice Gone
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JEAN TOAL JUST WON’T GO AWAY … Two powerful South Carolina legislative leaders have made it abundantly clear they are done with former S.C. chief...
SC Wine Wars: Deal Unraveling
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UNLIKELY ALLIANCE FORMS … An unlikely alliance of small liquor providers and larger “big box” retailers has formed for the purpose of fighting a dubious legislative “compromise” in...
Big Liquor’s “Big Win?”
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SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN PALMETTO STATE’S LIQUOR LIMITATIONS … WHO BENEFITS? “Big Liquor” won a big victory in South Carolina last week … or so...
Video Poker Operating With Impunity In SC
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FROM SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT TO ZERO ENFORCEMENT … Two months ago we filed a report on the resurgence of video poker in the Palmetto State. In...
Nil Ultra: Ideological Fallout From SC Supreme Court Race
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IS SOUTH CAROLINA’S NEW CHIEF JUSTICE JUST A FIGUREHEAD? The recently-concluded judicial elections in South Carolina – including the election of George C. “Buck” James of...
SC Attorney General Mulls Decision On Samuel Rivers
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FATE OF PALMETTO STATE LEGISLATURE’S ONLY BLACK REPUBLICAN HANGS IN THE BALANCE … Back in June, this website exclusively reported on some serious allegations involving S.C. Rep. Samuel...
SC Judicial Scandal: Alleged Backroom Deal Detailed
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ANOTHER RIGGED SUPREME COURT ELECTION? We were trying to take it “one scandal at a time” when it comes to powerful S.C. Senate president Hugh...
SC Supreme Court Race: Why Diane Goodstein Lost
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INSIDE THE UNRAVELING OF A SUPREME COURT CANDIDACY … Lowcountry, S.C. circuit court judge Diane Goodstein withdrew her name from consideration as a Supreme Court...