News From Around the South, 2/17 to 2/24
SOUTH CAROLINA: SC museum procures Revolutionary War artifacts for 250th exhibit Two Revolutionary War-era items are entering the Charleston Museum’s collection of 2.4 million artifacts in time for a special exhibit next year honoring the 250th anniversary of...
The Feds and Their Own Bribery
Normally, when the government asks a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a defendant, the judge will happily do so. This does not occur frequently, but occasionally, the government will reevaluate the strength of its own case and conclude it cannot prove the...
Pentagon moves to restore Fort Bragg name to North Carolina’s Fort Liberty
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved reverting the name of military base Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg. Hegseth approved a memorandum Monday to change the name, but with a different namesake. Located just west of Fayetteville, the base was initially named in...
Dear Secretary, Cure Long COVID
You made it. There are any number of reasons you should not have been confirmed, but Republicans were afraid to buck Trump. They voted in lockstep (except polio survivor Mitch McConnell, who Trump then ridiculed), and now you are the most powerful man in the world...
News From Around the South 2/10 to 2/17
SOUTH CAROLINA: SC Native American tribes sign treaty promising to work together The treaty was likely the first of its kind in the country, tribal leaders said COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s Native American tribes will pool their resources and advocate as a group for...Obiter Dicta
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SOUTH CAROLINA: SC lawmakers taking steps to further protect Confederate monuments with penalties and context controls COLUMBIA — South Carolina lawmakers want to strengthen the state’s Heritage Act, which establishes protections for Read More