Judicial Lobbying Raises Ethical Questions
ANOTHER PITFALL OF TAXPAYER-FUNDED LOBBYING EXPOSED … Like a lot of ex-politicians, former Columbia, S.C. mayor Bob Coble has landed a sweet gig as a...
Costa Pleicones
Letter: Whither Bar Exam Results?
by FITSNews
Dear Editor, Of the fifty states who gave bar exams in July 2013, only twelve have not posted their results. South Carolina is one of...
SC Chief Justice Race: Improper Pressure
by FITSNews
Former S.C. Rep. George Hearn (RINO-Conway, S.C.) is pressuring lawmakers from the Pee Dee region of South Carolina to support the reelection bid of S.C....
Jean Toal’s Lawmaker Protection Order
by FITSNews
Last Friday, S.C. Supreme Court chief justice Jean Toal quietly issued an “amendment and clarification” of a 2010 order excusing state lawyer-legislators from having to...
SC Lawmaker Has Crack Bust On Record
by FITSNews
A sitting South Carolina lawmaker has a previously undisclosed drug bust on his record, FITS has learned. Christopher Hart (D-Richland) – a Columbia-based attorney –...
Justice Mulls Challenge To Toal
by FITSNews
S.C. Supreme Court justice Costa Pleicones is calling members of the S.C. General Assembly in an effort to build support for a possible run against...
Wire: Witches, Court, Business, Buds, Etc.
by FITSNews
We get lots of tips, comments and questions about stuff we write … and stuff people want us to write. Wanna share a link? Suggestion? Criticism? Question?...