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Monday, December 10, 2012  South Carolina has issued notice it plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling keeping most of the state's tough new immigration law from going into effect.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  A federal judge has upheld a South Carolina law allowing police to check people's immigration status.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A federal judge is considering whether some aspects of South Carolina's tough new immigration law should take effect.

Monday, June 25, 2012  On Monday, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling threw out key provisions in Arizona's illegal immigration law, causing ripple effects in other states that used Arizona's measure as a blueprint. However, a controversial measure that is part of South Carolina's law was preserved.

Sunday, March 18, 2012  A loophole in South Carolina's immigration law exempts farmworkers and private maids and nannies from a mandatory immigration status check.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011  Despite pledges for immigration overhaul, Republicans suggest any plan for legalization doomed