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Wednesday, January 16, 2013  South Carolina can recover about $54,000 of its $3.5 million costs for a lawsuit defending the state's voter identification law.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The federal government will have to pay part of South Carolina's $3.5 million price tag for a lawsuit over the state's tough new voter ID law.

Monday, July 02, 2012 

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  A federal judge has scheduled a hearing for a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots for the state's June 12 primaries.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People wants to get involved in a federal lawsuit over South Carolina's voter ID law.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  The U.S. Justice Department has told state legislators it won't oppose South Carolina's redrawing of state Senate election district lines.

Monday, October 31, 2011  South Carolina's congressional map, including the new 7th District, has been approved by the Department of Justince.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  Republican State Rep. Thad Viers of Myrtle Beach says he's a candidate for South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District seat.

Monday, May 16, 2011  U.S. Justice Department officials are visiting the Berkeley County jail in the center of a federal lawsuit over a policy barring inmates from reading materials other than the Bible.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  Court documents filed Monday show U.S. District Judge Margaret Seymour agreed to allow the government to take part in the lawsuit against the Berkeley County jail.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  The U.S. Department of Justice wants to intervene in a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina jail's policy barring inmates from having any reading material other than the Bible.  South Carolina U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles in court documents filed Tuesday asked that a federal judge allow the DOJ to be a part of the lawsuit filed in October by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Monday, December 13, 2010  Judge rejects key part of Obama health care law, rules insurance mandate unconstitutional.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  The University of South Carolina has agreed with the Justice Department to revise campus policies to produce more timely and effective responses when students complain of discrimination and harassment by other students.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010  South Carolina prison officials are preparing to be sued by the U.S. Justice Department over the state's policy of housing HIV-positive inmates in separate dorms.

Friday, September 10, 2010  A federal judge said she will issue an order to halt the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, after she declared the ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional.