Hello and welcome to Luna Shark’s February Soundbites. I’m Beth Braden, journalist and researcher for the True Sunlight Podcast hosted by Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell. Spring is finally on the horizon, we have had some great guests on the Cup of Justice podcast, and...
Just before Mandy and Liz wrote True Sunlight Episode 38, we finally learned the details about why Hilton Head Island attorney Peter J. Strauss was suspended from practicing law on Dec. 12, 2023. Federal court records — which were sealed until just last week —...
After waiting three months for the South Carolina Department of Corrections to fulfill a FOIA request, we now have more details about the August 2023 infractions that caused Alex Murdaugh to lose his telephone and canteen privileges. In late October, we asked SCDC for...
In True Sunlight Episode 38, Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell dove into a recent FOIA return we got after asking Colleton County for a series of emails and records as we fact-checked Colleton Clerk of Court Becky Hill's response to the ethics complaint failed against her....
The expected election day for judges in South Carolina came and went on Feb. 7 without the South Carolina Senate taking the next step to convene both houses to cast their ballots for the judges who will fill more than three dozen judicial seats across the state. ...
January was another busy month at Luna Shark, but we’ve narrowed it down to five things you need to know as we step into February. Hello and welcome to Luna Shark’s January Soundbites. I’m Beth Braden, journalist and researcher for the True Sunlight Podcast hosted by...