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Thursday, March 07, 2013  The bishop of some Episcopal churches staying with the national church wants a judge to immediately block the bishop of churches that have left the denomination from using the name of the Diocese of South Carolina.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A second lawsuit has been filed in the dispute that split Episcopalians in eastern South Carolina.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Officials of the Diocese of South Carolina have filed a lawsuit against The Episcopal Church, saying it needs to protect its property from the national body.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Environmental groups are suing to force a South Carolina agency to issue a new permit for a pools used to store coal ash.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A mother who says her children have been bullied on the school bus is suing the Beaufort County School District.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the death last year of the former mayor of Cottageville.

Friday, August 17, 2012  A University of South Carolina professor is dropping his lawsuit in Richland County against a panel led by Gov. Nikki Haley in order to join a similar lawsuit at the state Supreme Court.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  The Georgia Ports Authority wants to enter a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel. The authority also wants to block the Savannah River Maritime Commission, a South Carolina state agency, from being involved in the case.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  Another legal challenge is being filed to a federal rule requiring businesses to tell workers they have the right to unionize.  A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in South Carolina by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the state Chamber of Commerce.