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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Justice investigating IRS targeting of tea party; government watchdog blames lax management

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit challenging billions of dollars in sales tax exemptions.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Law enforcement officers across South Carolina gathered to remember those killed in the line of duty.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Officials with the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice are dedicating a Spartanburg garden in memory of crime victims.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A second suspect in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman was arrested in New York on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Lexington County detectives have arrested a man they say accompanied a suspect in a West Columbia murder.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A Columbia man is wanted for murder in a West Columbia shooting.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A parole hearing for a former youth basketball coach spending 35 years in prison for molesting more than a dozen boys is planned for Wednesday.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A former South Carolina police officer has been arrested on charges he destroyed evidence related to a decades-old murder case.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Another arrest has been made in connection with an inmate assault at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in February.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says another arrest has been made in connection with a 2006 murder.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A Republican activist is taking his ethics accusations against Gov. Nikki Haley to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge strikes down NYC's sugary-drinks size rule; enforcement had been set to start Tuesday

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A meeting at the University of South Carolina School of Law is exploring the intersection of law and technology.