Steve Garrison

Charleston, Columbia

South Carolina Reporter at Courthouse News Service

South Carolina reporter for @CourthouseNews. Former editor @postandcourier. Chicagoland native and @mizzou grad.

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Articles

Proud Boys convicted in Jan. 6 attack seek $100 million in civil rights suit

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

Five members of the Proud Boys accuse law enforcement officials of using underhanded tactics to secure their convictions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. (CN) — Five members of the Proud Boys claim in a new lawsuit that law enforcement officials violated their civil rights during the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore AmeriCorps services in 24 states

3 weeks ago | tucsonsentinel.com | Steve Garrison

Courthouse News Service A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service members in two dozen states and Washington, D.C.U.S. District Judge Deborah L.
Judge orders Trump administration to restore AmeriCorps services in 24 states

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

(CN) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service members in two dozen states and Washington, D.C.U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman writes in an 86-page opinion filed Thursday in the District Court of Maryland that the administration’s decisions to terminate funding and order corps members to return home violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
Fourth Circuit orders review of merit board as it revives judges’ free speech suit

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

A Fourth Circuit panel questions whether the Merit Systems Protection Board could make a fair decision about a workplace policy immigration judges say infringes on their free speech rights. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel ordered a district judge to review whether the Merit Systems Protection Board and Office of Special Counsel are fulfilling their duties in light of President Donald Trump’s fight to oust his critics at the agencies.
DC Circuit shuts down Texas probe over Media Matters roast of Elon Musk

4 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

A D.C. Circuit panel found there was "uncontested evidence" that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton retaliated against Media Matters for its reporting on Elon Musk's social media site X. (CN) — A D.C. Circuit panel upheld a preliminary injunction blocking Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from subpoenaing a progressive media watchdog group that wrote an article critical of Elon Musk’s social media site X.
Fourth Circuit rejects discrimination claims against South Carolina beach town

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

An appellate panel found there was insufficient evidence that Myrtle Beach officials acted in a discriminatory fashion during a police crackdown in a bar-heavy district. Charleston, S.C. (CN) — The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Myrtle Beach officials over the coastal city’s controversial strategy to curb violence downtown. U.S. Circuit Judge J.
High court affirms six-week abortion ban in South Carolina

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

Planned Parenthood's South Atlantic branch said "justice failed South Carolina" after the state's high court affirmed a 2023 law bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Charleston, S.C. (CN) — The South Carolina Supreme Court found that approximately six weeks of pregnancy is the appropriate period to determine if a fetus is viable under the state’s abortion ban.
North Carolina civil rights groups urge Fourth Circuit to strike down felon voting law

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

A panel of appellate judges heard arguments Friday on the constitutionality of an 1877 law that prohibits certain convicted felons from voting in North Carolina. (CN) — A Fourth Circuit panel appears ready to strike down a Reconstruction-era voting law its opponents say discriminates against Black voters in North Carolina. The voting rights organizations North Carolina A.
Gun owners urge Fourth Circuit to strike down carry laws in Maryland, Virginia

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

(CN) — The Fourth Circuit heard arguments on the constitutionality of gun control laws in Maryland and Virginia as judges nationwide continue to grapple with a landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court that broadly expanded the right to bear arms in public. Virginia gun owners argued Wednesday that a Fairfax County ban on firearms in public parks and near permitted gatherings was overly broad. They leaned on the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v.
Inmates ask Fourth Circuit to rein in Maryland county’s rogue pretrial release program

1 month ago | courthousenews.com | Steve Garrison

(CN) — Jail detainees argued in the Fourth Circuit Tuesday that a district judge improperly dismissed a preliminary injunction challenging a Maryland county’s controversial pretrial release program. U.S. Senior District Judge Peter J. Messitte, a Bill Clinton appointee who died earlier this year at age 83, ruled about two years ago that Prince George’s County enjoyed quasi-judicial immunity from liability for how it processed detainees ordered to be released by state judges.