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Monday, April 22, 2013  The panel tasked with finding Clemson University's next president is set to meet. The search committee is meeting on Monday at the Greenville offices of the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough law firm.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A freelance journalist from Newberry has sued South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, saying he has intentionally withheld public records she requested in the fight over entertainer James Brown's estate.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  South Carolina officials say 200,000 more tax returns were hacked than originally reported.

Friday, November 02, 2012  One of the world's leading cyber security experts says information from a hacking incident like the one in South Carolina is usually sold quickly on the Internet black market.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  An Upstate lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Nikki Haley and the South Carolina Department of Revenue after the announcement of the international hacking incident that is believed to have compromised more than 3.6 million social security numbers as well as other personal information.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  A prominent Lexington attorney has been indicted after authorities say he extorted more than $1 million from clients by threatening them with criminal charges or civil penalties that did not exist.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former Myrtle Beach Rep. Thad Viers.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  Columbia law firm Rogers Townsend & Thomas is giving back to the community, by donating $30,000 to three area charities.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  South Carolina Retirement Investment Commission Chairman Allen Gillespie said Thursday his panel was never told that the plan was in the works and members read about it in news stories.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Five days after University of South Carolina officials took the unprecendented step of ordering a campus-wide halt to fraternity recruitment due to alleged alcohol violations, the school is facing a possible lawsuit over the decision. Do you think the university had the authority to halt fraternity recruitment or did its actions deprive students of their rights?

Thursday, February 17, 2011  Jon Ozmint is a lawyer and led South Carolina's prison system for eight years. He previously served as deputy attorney general, chief prosecutor of the State Grand Jury and general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010  Mayor Steve Benjamin is joining Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. a labor and employment law firm.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  BP has decided not to use hair booms to help clean up the Gulf oil spill, but the Hair to Spare campaign is still going strong.