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Before the year ends, Congress must decide whether to make an emergency order by the Drug Enforcement Agency permanent. People in South Carolina who are facing charges related to selling drugs may only have sold small amounts to friends. Critics of the temporary DEA...
Racial disparities continue to affect the criminal justice system in South Carolina and across the United States. Despite highly publicized issues drawing attention to racial bias in criminal prosecution and sentencing, black people are still much more likely to be...
Whether it came as a surprise to you or not, the day police or government agents swarmed into your place of business and arrested you for participating in organized crime may have been one of the darkest days of your life. Not only did it place your personal future at...
Five men have been charged in connection with the murder of a University of South Carolina student. The 22-year-old Columbia man was shot and killed on March 26 in his off-campus residence. The arrests, which were announced by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office...
Health care providers are in a position of trust. Their patients trust that they will do what is best for them. There are a select few medical professionals in South Carolina who take advantage of various opportunities to make more money -- opportunities that are...
In South Carolina courtrooms, judges are expected to be as unbiased as possible when making rulings and imposing sentences on those accused of crimes. Recent studies have shown that remaining unbiased in the courtroom may be more difficult than once...
On Oct. 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would make it a federal crime for people in South Carolina and around the country to commit acts of animal cruelty. However, the measure wouldn't interfere with local and state laws on animal abuse. Back...
When people are in a situation in which they must protect themselves, it may result in injury to the party that they are protecting themselves against. If the injured party seeks legal restitution, it may be necessary for the accused to protect themselves...
A South Carolina teenager was recently sentenced to over 20 years in prison for stabbing his mother to death in 2015. He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in early October. Media reports say the defendant, who is autistic, was just 13 years old when he was...
On Sept. 28, South Carolina investigators arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly shooting a mail carrier to death on Sept. 23. The death occurred in Andrews in Williamsburg County. The Williamsburg County Sheriff's Office reports that the defendant is suspected of...