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‘Operation Ghost Story’: 48 Detained, Six Indicted After Abbeville Immigration Raid

Jenn Wood
State prosecutors allege managers facilitated the use of forged identity documents at major South Carolina manufacturing facility....

Murdaugh Attorney Phil Barber Challenges ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Narrative

Jenn Wood
In his first public interview, Alex Murdaugh's appellate lawyer says jurors in a second trial should take a fresh look at the evidence — not...

The Constitutional Principles That Undid Alex Murdaugh’s Convictions

Jenn Wood
From the 'Remmer presumption' to Rule 606(b), here is what the justices concluded — and why it matters far beyond this one case....

Feds: Lowcountry Drug Ring Stretched From Charleston To Mexico

Jenn Wood
Sprawling federal case accuses alleged gang members and associates of moving large quantities of narcotics throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry......

Forensics, Photoshop & Loose Ends: The Unresolved Murdaugh Evidence Battle

Jenn Wood
No judge ever ruled on whether investigators improperly influenced a forensic expert - or mishandled key evidence ahead of South Carolina’s ‘Trial of the Century.’...