First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announces attorney general campaign
First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe officially announced his candidacy for South Carolina Attorney General on Monday, Aug 18.
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First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe switches to Republican Party
First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced he’s leaving the Democratic Party to join the Republican Party.
SC Justices Favor Solicitor Over AG in Corruption Case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s highest court has handed a defeat to the state’s top prosecutor, ruling a solicitor had the authority to open a state grand jury investigation. The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Solicitor David Pascoe is empowered to continue his investigation into allegations of corruption at the South Carolina Statehouse. Wilson originally asked Pascoe to…
SC Justices to Decide Prosecutor Dispute in Corruption Case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court is now considering whether a prosecutor other than the attorney general can open a state grand jury investigation. For an hour Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments from Solicitor David Pascoe and an attorney representing Attorney General Alan Wilson. Pascoe is suing Wilson, saying Pascoe had the authority to open a…
SC Supreme Court to Hear Pascoe-Wilson Case in June
Alan Wilson COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a prosecutor other than the state attorney general can open a state grand jury investigation. The court issued an order Wednesday saying arguments in the case will be June 16. Prosecutor David Pascoe sued Attorney General Alan Wilson, saying he was allowed to open…
Alan Wilson: Dismiss Special Prosecutor’s Lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Attorney General Alan Wilson wants South Carolina’s highest court to dismiss a lawsuit from a local prosecutor he appointed to head up an investigation into legislative corruption. Wilson late Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to throw out a legal challenge from Solicitor David Pascoe, whom he says became powerless when Wilson fired him last month….
SC High Court Rules Prosecutors’ Dispute Can Be Made Public
David Pascoe (TandD Photo) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s high court has made public documents in a dispute between Attorney General Alan Wilson and a special prosecutor he appointed to oversee a legislative corruption investigation. The state Supreme Court late Thursday unsealed papers Wilson filed in response to Solicitor David Pascoe. Justices also said all other documents in the…
VIDEO: Wilson Says Attorney General’s Office Has Nothing to Hide
S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson defended his decision to fire special prosecutor David Pascoe this week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson addressed the media Wednesday, in the wake of his firing of special prosecutor David Pascoe. Wilson removed Pascoe from his appointment Friday, after Pascoe initiated a state grand jury investigation, without telling Wilson. Wilson said the law requires him to sign off on such an investigation. Wilson said that despite…
Attorney General Defends Choice to Fire Special Prosecutor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor is defending his choice to fire a special prosecutor he had appointed to investigate corruption within the state’s Legislature. During a news conference Wednesday, Attorney General Alan Wilson told reporters that Solicitor David Pascoe hadn’t even been one of his top five picks to handle the case. Wilson says he didn’t feel…
Prosecutor Won’t Take Up Corruption Case Without Court’s OK
Dan Johnson COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new special prosecutor says he won’t take over the investigation of corruption within South Carolina’s Legislature without court approval. Solicitor Dan Johnson says in a letter released Wednesday he wants the state Supreme Court to rule first over whether Attorney General Alan Wilson can replace a previously appointed prosecutor with Johnson. On Tuesday,…
