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....
Judicial Selection Vote Stalls As Senate Subcommittee Debates Changes to JMSC
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. ...
February’s Corruption Watchlist
As we look toward the new year, we wanted to start a new fixture within Luna Shark: a monthly Corruption Watchlist. Our team has been keeping our eyes, ears, and inboxes open and are tracking some of the biggest cases as well as less reported but equally important...
16 Bills Up For Discussion By South Carolina Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
A subcommittee of the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee is set to discuss a variety of bills related to judicial reform in South Carolina on February 6. This hearing comes after an ad hoc committee of state senators and representatives tasked with...
Stay Pesky: Voice Your Complaints About David Miller
Second Circuit Solicitor David Miller is one step closer to becoming a judge in South Carolina after the Judicial Merit Selection Commission decided on November 8, 2023 that he is qualified to sit on the bench. Two months after that determination and just one month...
Examining the Murdaugh Jury
When the evidentiary hearing in Alex Murdaugh's quest for a new trial is finished, Justice Jean Toal will have heard testimony from all 12 of the deliberating jurors as she tries to suss out whether or not Murdaugh is entitled to a new trial based on allegations that...