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Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Charleston County school officials are spending more than $420,000 a year to maintain five closed schools.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor says issues involving the separation of church and state are always going to be some of the most difficult issues in the law and there's no quick test for deciding such cases.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A 28-year-old woman who authorities say unsuccessfully tried to fire a gun at officials at a private girls' school in Charleston has been indicted in federal court.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Parents from a Charleston school that authorities say was the scene of a failed shooting say a new proposal could keep South Carolina safer.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A former U.S. Supreme Court justice is speaking in Charleston this spring.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  One of South Carolina's top appellate judges is set to address the newest graduates from the Charleston School of Law.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An 11-year-old fourth-grade student is accused of taking a pellet gun to school, and shooting two students in the leg.  According to Charleston County authorities, the Ladson Elementary School student has been charged with 6 counts of third-degree assault and battery and possession of a weapon at school.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  The South Carolina Court of Appeals in on the road so law students can hear arguments before the panel.