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South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
sclawyersweekly.com > news > 09/01/2026 > he-brought-a-guillotine-to-d-c-he-didnt-expect-to-get-arrested

He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested.

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (102+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly He brought a guillotine to D.C. He didn’t expect to get arrested. First Amendment protects Wisconsin man in AI child porn case, judge says COA reverses, remands in mortgage foreclosure action Walmart settles opioid lawsuit filed by…...

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
sclawyersweekly.com > news > 07/08/2026 > gps-search-unconstitutional-but-robbery-conviction-stands

GPS search unconstitutional, but robbery conviction stands

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (627+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly GPS search unconstitutional, but robbery conviction stands - Police obtained GPS data without a warrant from private bond company - Victim’s body-camera statements admitted without Confrontation Clause violation Although police violated the defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights by obtaining…...

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
sclawyersweekly.com > news > 05/04/2026 > when-not-to-believe-your-lyin-eyes

When not to believe your (lyin’) eyes

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (126+ words) An employee is charged with assault and battery based on surveillance footage recorded at the workplace. The victim is someone who the alleged perpetrator interacts with on a daily basis. The prosecution claims that the defendant “grabbed the victim by…...

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
sclawyersweekly.com > news > 03/30/2026 > u-s-supreme-court-backs-officer-in-excessive-force-case

U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) Pat Murphy//March 30, 2026// · Supreme Court ruled officer entitled to qualified immunity in protest arrest case · Court found no clearly established Fourth Amendment violation for wristlock use · Decision reverses Second Circuit ruling allowing excessive force claim · Dissent warns ruling expands immunity…...

South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
sclawyersweekly.com > news > 03/20/2026 > failure-to-protect-claim-over-prison-assault-revived

Failure-to-protect claim over prison assault revived

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (81+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly staff//March 20, 2026// The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that genuine disputes of material fact barred summary judgment for prison officers accused of failing to protect the plaintiff from a violent assault by another inmate at Central…...

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sclawyersweekly.com > news > 12/29/2025 > off-duty-officer-liable-as-private-citizen-for-gun-brandishing-encounter

Off-duty officer liable as private citizen for gun-brandishing encounter

8+ mon, 3+ day ago   (165+ words) South Carolina Lawyers Weekly staff//December 29, 2025// The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court ruling allowing a state-law gross negligence claim to proceed against an off-duty police officer in his capacity as a private person, rejecting new jurisdictional and…...