South Carolina

Located in the southeastern region of the US, South Carolina is one of the 13 original colonies, and was the 8th state to ratify the US Constitution, officially joining the union on May 23, 1788. The state is the 40th largest by area at just over 32,000 square miles, and the 23rd most populous, with over 5.2 million residents. The largest city is Charleston and the largest metro area is Greenville, while the state’s capital city is Columbia.

The state’s economy is strongly driven by the manufacturing, retail trade, educational services, healthcare, and food service industries. Tobacco, cotton, cattle, dairy, rice, and swine, are among the leading agricultural areas of production in the state. Transportation and utilities, and tourism also contribute greatly to the state’s economic production.

Like most state governments in the United States, South Carolina has political power divided between an executive branch, a judicial branch, and a legislative branch.

The executive branch is led by the governor and has a largely elected cabinet instead of a cabinet comprised of government appointees.  The elected positions in the state are as follows:

  • Governor of South Carolina
  • South Carolina Attorney General
  • South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture
  • South Carolina Comptroller General
  • Secretary of State of South Carolina
  • South Carolina State Treasurer
  • South Carolina Superintendent of Education

The South Carolina has a strong legislative branch, consisting of a 150 member South Carolina General Assembly.  The Assembly is split into a House of Representatives, with 124 members, and a Senate, with 46 members.

The judicial branch has roughly three levels:  the South Carolina Circuit Court, which handles most of the entry-level cases in the system.  The South Carolina Court of Appeals is the appellate level, and the South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the state.

South Carolina has nine electoral votes in the electoral college.  In Presidential elections the state has primarily voted for Democrats, having voted 30 democratic candidates and only 15 Republican in its history.

Prominent Universities including the University of South Carolina, Clemson, Coastal Carolina University, and Furman University, are just a few of the most well-known state universities throughout.

The National Law Review covers news and legislation from the state of South Carolina and the Fourth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals regularly. Stories visitors to the National Law Review will find includes nursing home care, healthcare industry news, state legislation, litigation and trial news, labor and employment law, state tax and bankruptcy proceedings, and coverage on insurance and hurricane relief, from recent natural disasters which have hit the state. Visitors will always find up to date coverage on the state, Federal Circuit, and coverage as it relates to the rest of the US.

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Mar
4
2024
South Carolina’s Alphabet Soup Part II: ATIs and FILOTs after South Carolina’s Tax Code Amendments Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
26
2024
New Reporting Requirements for South Carolina Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
9
2024
Trending in Telehealth: January 29 – February 5, 2024 McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
2
2024
Trending in Telehealth: January 22 – 29, 2024 McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
11
2024
Navigating South Carolina Tax Sales: Divisibility of Property and Excessive Sales Nelson Mullins
Dec
2
2023
Highlighting Key Economic Development Actions from Across the U.S. Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Dec
2
2023
Non-U.S. Citizens and Foreign Adversaries: Proposed South Carolina Legislation With Potential to Significantly Impact Foreign Ownership of South Carolina Real Property Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
27
2023
A Legal Perspective on PT-300s, Soft and Hard Costs and Capitalization in South Carolina Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
1
2023
CFPB Sues Installment Lender for Alleged Loan Churning Operation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sep
1
2023
Kraft Heinz Agrees to Settle Suit Over Malic Acid Flavoring Keller and Heckman LLP
Aug
31
2023
PFAS AFFF MDL Settlements Moving Forward CMBG3 Law
Aug
24
2023
PFAS Rulings in South Carolina & Michigan Shine a Light on the Fact We Have No Idea What Removing PFAS From Our Environment is Going to Cost Mintz
Aug
10
2023
Part 3: An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
9
2023
PFAS MDL Settlements Face Additional Questions CMBG3 Law
Jul
27
2023
3M tried to resolve its PFAS liability to water suppliers for $12.5 BILLION and almost 1/2 the States (including MA) are objecting. What's next? Mintz
Jul
10
2023
CFPB Analyzes the Financial Health of Rural Borrowers in the South Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Jun
10
2023
Better Late than Never: Virtual Shareholder Meetings Now Available to South Carolina-Chartered Corporations Nelson Mullins
Jun
7
2023
Game On: Mid-Year Update on U.S. Gaming Industry's Expanding Regulations, Legislation, and Launches Blank Rome LLP
May
26
2023
South Carolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act Passed and Immediate Legal Challenges Followed Nelson Mullins
May
19
2023
South Carolina Sunsets Certificate of Need Law Nelson Mullins
May
17
2023
PFAS MDL Bellwether Looms and Personal Injury Trials Will Follow CMBG3 Law
May
13
2023
Trending in Telehealth: May 2– 8, 2023 McDermott Will & Emery
May
3
2023
Trending in Telehealth: April 25 – May 1, 2023 McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
8
2023
EPA's Clean Water Act "Congressional Purpose" Chicken Roosts in South Carolina Mintz
Feb
1
2023
If at First You Don’t Succeed: Updated Medical Cannabis Bill Filed in South Carolina Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Dec
28
2022
South Carolina Human Affairs Commission Releases Prohibition Against Employment Discrimination Poster Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
7
2022
Ten Individuals Charged in Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeting Medicare, Medicaid and Other Insurers Polsinelli PC
Nov
16
2022
Part 2: An Update on the Federal and State E-Roe-sion or P-Roe-tection of Abortion Rights Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
3
2022
With Election Day Around the Corner, Employers Need to Remember You May Have to Give Employees Time Off to Vote Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Sep
2
2022
South Carolina Burger King Franchisee to Make Enterprise-Wide Changes After US Department of Labor Finds Child Labor Violations at 9 Restaurants U.S. Department of Labor
Aug
30
2022
The DOJ tells the multi-district PFAS litigation Judge what we all already knew -- naming any PFAS "hazardous substances" is a game changer. Mintz
Aug
1
2022
The Supreme Court of South Carolina Adopts the Post-Loss Exception Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
22
2022
Why You Still Need Fee in Lieu of Tax Agreements Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jul
18
2022
South Carolina Abortion Bill Contains Harsh Criminal Penalties for Interfering with Whistleblowers Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
13
2022
HHS Issues Reminder about EMTALA Obligations to Pregnant Women Post-Dobbs Nelson Mullins
Jul
13
2022
Proposed South Carolina Abortion Law Includes Harsh Criminal Penalties for Interfering with Whistleblowers, including by Enforcing Confidentiality Agreements Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jun
29
2022
South Carolina’s Fetal Heartbeat Law Following Dobbs Nelson Mullins
Jun
29
2022
South Carolina’s Major Economic Development Incentive Change Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
3
2022
DOJ Announces Convictions for Major Undercover Operation in South Carolina Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
25
2022
FCC Announces Nine More State Robocall Investigation Partnerships Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
17
2022
South Carolina Anti-Vaccine Mandate Law: Implications for Private Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
9
2022
South Carolina’s Medical Marijuana Bill Ruled Unconstitutional, but Sponsor Vows to Keep Fighting Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Apr
29
2022
Court Rejects Demand for “Corrective” Notice in Blackbaud Data Breach MDL Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
27
2022
South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Curtailing Employer Vaccine Mandates Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
15
2022
Changes (Maybe) to South Carolina Life Insurance Rescission Procedure Nelson Mullins
Feb
23
2022
SC Supreme Court Clarifies Statutory Cap on Punitive Damages Nelson Mullins
Jan
31
2022
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Licensing and Compliance Developments Polsinelli PC
Jan
25
2022
Pot’s Progress in the Palmetto State Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Dec
17
2021
Update: CMS Interim Final Rule Stay Lifted Nationwide, Still in Effect in Twenty-Four Plaintiff States Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
15
2021
Multistate Regulatory Action a Significant Reminder that Insurers Must Only Conduct Business with Licensed TPAs Polsinelli PC
 

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