Federal judge rules Christian-themed license plates unconstitutional
November 11, 2009
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Tuesday that license plates produced by the state bearing a picture of a cross in front of a stained glass window and the words "I Believe" violate the US Constitution. Judge Cameron....... [more] 
Supreme Court hears arguments on intervening in Carolina water dispute
October 13, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Tuesday in three cases. In South Carolina v. North Carolina [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments on whether additional parties may intervene....... [more]
Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on intervening in original jurisdiction cases
March 30, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] agreed [order list, PDF] Monday to hear oral arguments in the case of South Carolina v. North Carolina to decide whether additional parties may intervene in a lawsuit between two states, over which the Court has original jurisdict....... [more]
Fourth Circuit rules South Carolina sex offender DNA law is constitutional
March 27, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that a South Carolina law [SC Code ยงยง 23-3-600 et seq. text] requiring convicted first degree sex offenders to submit to a DNA test and pay $250 in processing fees prior to their release does n....... [more]
Federal judge orders al-Marri to remain in prison pending trial
March 18, 2009
[JURIST] A US magistrate judge in South Carolina ruled Wednesday that suspected al Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive] must remain in prison as the criminal case against him proceeds. Judge Robert Carr denied al-Marri's request to be freed on bail, finding th....... [more]
'Enemy combatant' al-Marri to be tried in US criminal court
February 27, 2009
[JURIST] Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri [NYT profile; JURIST news archive], a suspected Al Qaeda operative held in the Navy brig in South Carolina since 2003, is to be officially charged and tried in US federal court, according to news reports. Al-Marri, a legal US resident, was arrested in December 2001....... [more]
Hundreds of suspected illegal aliens arrested in South Carolina raid
October 8, 2008
'[JURIST] US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents Tuesday arrested more than 300 people suspected of being illegal aliens during an immigration sting at a Columbia Farms poultry processing plant in South Carolina. ICE officials said the raid....... [more]
ACLU files lawsuit challenging South Carolina election rule
August 8, 2008
'[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging a so-called"sore loser" election law in South Carolina. Under the law, a candidate that seeks a nomination from multiple parties will be banned from appearing on....... [more]
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