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is leading an unprecedented action in which 21 AGs filed the first-ever “friend of the Senate” letter outlining the legal flaws of Democrats' use of impeachment as a political weapon to destroy a cornerstone of the Constitution.
BREAKING: A federal judge has again sided with Attorney General Alan Wilson and today blocked the vaccine requirement for federal contractors. This is the third time courts have agreed with Attorney General Wilson and blocked vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden administration.
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Wilson today announced the launch of the Lexington, Edgefield, McCormick, and Saluda (LEMS) Regional Human Trafficking Task Force. Regional task forces tailor services to local needs and help fight the problem statewide.
Hard time of year for a lot of folks. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255. A simple copy and paste might save someone's life.
Would 3 (or 30) Twitter friends please copy this text and post under their own name?
Happy Holidays to EVERYONE
We appreciate the Court’s quick ruling and its confirmation of our legal arguments. The Court emphasized what we’ve been saying all along, that we are not arguing mask policy, we argued the rule of law. The Court has confirmed that a city ordinance cannot conflict with state law.
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joined a coalition of 26 states in a case before the Supreme Court to protect Americans’ right to self-defense. The states filed a brief arguing that New York’s laws on granting licenses to carry concealed weapons are unconstitutional.
Today, South Carolina was one of 17 states asking the US Supreme Court to hear Texas' lawsuit over questions about the constitutionality of 4 states' voting procedures. Read the full statement and brief here:
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has filed a motion to join the federal lawsuit to block seismic testing and possible drilling off the coast of SC. "We are bringing suit to protect the State's economy and the rule of law," AG Wilson said.
The Sixth Circuit has dissolved the stay of the OSHA vaccine mandate. While we are disappointed in the Court’s decision, we will continue to fight the illegal mandate in the Supreme Court. We are confident the mandate can be stopped.
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Everyone please take a moment today to say a prayer for those officers and deputies and the community of Florence as they go through this horrific ordeal.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a lawsuit aimed at blocking the requirement for federal contract workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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It was my honor and privilege to take the oath of office to serve a 3rd term as your Attorney General. I'm excited about the next four years of working together to protect our state and the rule of law!
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announces he's joined a bipartisan group of 40 state AGs to stop or reduce annoying and harmful robocalls. The coalition is reviewing the technology major telecom companies are pursuing to combat illegal robocalls.
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announces SC's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 48 suspected child predators as part of 3-month nationwide Operation Broken Heart. SC's ICAC Task Force has now made more than 1,000 arrests since it was formed.
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Our computer system is back online to accept reports of price gouging. It was down during part of the storm but emails and phone messages were still being received and collected. You can make reports online at
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Proud to stand with
@RCSD
@SheriffLeonLott
to announce Operation Relentless Guardian. 14 men were arrested for soliciting prostitution, & 14 other men were chatting online w/ofcrs. posing as teen girls. 5 of those men traveled here & were arrested.
Thanks to the
@SCcooperatives
for inviting
@CreightonWaters
to speak to high school students here for the Cooperative Youth Summit about the work he does as the head of the State Grand Jury, the recent Murdaugh trial, and why he stayed in SC.
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A federal judge has blocked the shutdown of the MOX Project at SRS. Granted our request for a preliminary injunction to stop shutdown, which would have happened Monday. It's a victory for the people of SC & their safety.
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It was an honor to get to join my dad
@RepJoeWilson
in meeting with Secretary of the Army Mark Esper as he visited Ft. Jackson to talk about ways to improve our armed forces.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has stayed OSHA’s vaccine mandate, writing, “Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate, the Mandate is hereby STAYED pending further action by this court.”
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just met with all the newly-elected members of the SC House this morning. It’s a great group and we look forward to working with them!
In a letter to the President and Treasury Sec. Yellen,
@AGAlanWilson
, along with 19 other state attorneys general, voiced opposition to the administration advocating a policy that would provide the feds with access to nearly every bank account.
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is part of a coalition of 42 Attorneys General that today joined in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take further action to stop the growing proliferation of illegal robocalls and spoofing.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Tomorrow at 10 am on the south steps of the Statehouse, we'll remember all of the women and men who died in SC last year as a result of domestic violence.
Today is
#WearBlueDay
for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Our office just released the HT Annual Report, which you can read at . Goes into the scope of the problem in SC and what’s being done about it.
@DHSBlueCampaign
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announced the arrest of Kenneth W. Burch, 70, of Inman, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators state Burch distributed files of child sexual abuse material.
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congratulates Pete Logan for being awarded the Order of the Palmetto today for his more than 50 years of public service! Gov. McMaster gave the state's highest civilian award to him this morning.
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announces that today the State Grand Jury indicted suspended 5th Circuit Solicitor Dan Johnson and his former communications director Nicole Holland on state charges of Misconduct in Office and Embezzlement of Public Funds.
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announces the rate cut for SCE&G customers will continue. Today, the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denied SCE&G's motion to stop the rate reduction, declined to speed-up the lawsuit over it, and allowed AG Wilson to file briefs in the case.
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Just had a great meeting with local Bikers Against Child Abuse (
@BACAIntl
). Thank you for what you do to protect and help abused children!
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I was grateful to be able to announce today in Conway the expansion of a program that provides to sexual assault victims free medication that prevents HIV. It's expanding to Horry Co. & already in Richland & Charleston. Funds come from criminals' fines.
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I'm cautiously optimistic about the federal gov't's decision to put offshore drilling on hold after an Alaskan court's ruling. Our lawsuit is far from over but we're optimistic. However, seismic testing has to be off the table too, not just drilling.
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is taking action to protect voting rights in the wake of Hurricane Florence. We filed a suit asking Court to extend voter registration deadline to Oct. 17 statewide because some people can't get to reg. offices and some are closed.
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I really enjoyed leading the Pledge of Allegiance this afternoon at the SC General Assembly’s Women’s Caucus 21st Annual Luncheon. Thanks to the Brookland Baptist 4K students for helping me out!
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reminds everyone that, since South Carolina remains in a state of emergency and Gov. McMaster has extended that because of Hurricane Michael, the state's law against price gouging remains in effect.
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@AGAlanWilson
joined a 24-state coalition urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to uphold the constitutional rights of public employees. A high school coach who was punished for praying on a football field in view of students.
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on Monday joined a bipartisan group of 51 Attorneys General in a letter urging Congress to pass legislation aimed at protecting the safety of federal judges and their families.
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A few months ago, students from Richland Northeast High interviewed me for a documentary. Today, their work won a national award from C-SPAN. Out of nearly 3,000 entries nationwide, only 150 winners, with 4 from RNE! Impressive students!
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 26-state coalition in urging Senate leaders to swiftly confirm the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. The coalition expressed its support in a Thursday letter sent to Senate leaders.
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issues opinion on the legality of doctors prescribing alternative drugs to treat COVID-19.
“Our doctors need to know that doctors have the right to make important medical decisions, as long as they have the informed consent of their patients.”
Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 23 other attorneys general in sending a letter to President Biden warning that litigation will follow the implementation of the proposed mandate on private employees to get vaccinated, test weekly, or quit.
Letter:
Hats off to
@theSCANG
for their salute to first responders and health care works by flying F-16s over hospitals across the state today.
#AirForceSalutes
#AFFlyover
This was Prisma Health Richland this afternoon.
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just after loading some donated supplies needed to assist victims of Hurricane Florence. The AG would like to thank Rep. Russell Fry and others for organizing this effort and sends his prayers for a full and rapid recovery to all those affected.
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announced the arrest of Billy Gene Pressley, 55, of Kershaw, S.C., on 13 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators state Pressley produced, distributed, and possessed multiple files of child sexual abuse material.
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Our office had great participation today for
#WearBlueDay
@DHSBlueCampaign
to raise awareness of human trafficking. SC is the most improved state in the nation at fighting it but we still have a lot of work to do.
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Today I'm standing with the law enforcement and medical communities to uphold the rule of law. Because medical marijuana is not regulated or approved, we are standing against legalization.
Attorney General Wilson held a joint press conference from Washington DC with Attorneys General Hill(IN), Landry(LA), Marshall(AL), Rutledge(AR) and Members of Congress today. If you missed their statements - CLICK:
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As South Carolina’s Attorney General I support
@POTUS
efforts to secure our Nation’s borders and protect the rule of law.
#Illegalimmgration
threatens that security, undermines those laws, and harms all of us. Congress should fund border security now.
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announced that 27 people have been indicted as a result of a State Grand Jury investigation into a statewide heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, & marijuana trafficking org. that was largely operating in the Midlands of SC, primarily Lexington and Richland.
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led the 23rd annual Silent Witness Ceremony today at the State House in Columbia. He called the names of 36 women and six men from across the state who lost their lives as the result of domestic violence in the previous year.
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announced the arrest of James Edward Belue, III, 37, of Union, S.C., on 21 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators state Belue distributed and possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
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Thanks to WLTX News19 for having me on Friends at 5 today to talk about human trafficking and how the NCAA tournament could affect that. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is 888-373-7888.
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Thanks to
@CVSHealth
for fighting opioid abuse in SC by expanding the # of locations with safe medication disposal boxes like this one. A lot of opioid abuse starts with unused pills being diverted or misused.
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announces our Medicaid Recipient Fraud division recovered almost $65K in Medicaid benefits from a recipient in Aiken Co. who got them by fraud. We recovered $581K last year & saved taxpayers $709K more, stopped through detection
Today we recognize our law enforcement officers who protect and serve our communities. Thank you to the men and women who help keep our communities safe every day.
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and VALOR program coordinator Tim Frisby with York County attorney Dan Ballou and COL (Ret.) David Guyton at the Rock Hill VALOR event providing free legal assistance to Veterans, Service Members, and families.
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Congratulations to Heather Weiss, a Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General in our office, who was sworn-in today as the interim Fifth Circuit Solicitor. We'll miss you while you're gone but we know you'll do a great job!
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is meeting this afternoon with the general counsels of many of the state's largest agencies that we work with, trying to improve communication and our working relationships to better serve the people of our state.
A federal judge has agreed that part of the stimulus plan that prohibits states from cutting taxes is unconstitutional. The judge has granted a permanent injunction against that part of the stimulus plan because it is unconstitutionally ambiguous and Congress exceeded its power.
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addresses members of the 2019 Leadership Greer class about human trafficking and other important issues affecting the people of Greer and South Carolina.
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@AGAlanWilson
is joining 53 other attorneys general to ask Congress to pass the TRACED Act, which would enable states, federal regulators, and telecom providers to take steps to fight illegal robocalls and spoofing.
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addresses attendees at Domestic Violence Training event sponsored by the Office of Attorney General at Peidmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC.
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announces the State Grand Jury has issued a new fourth indictment against Brantley Thomas III, the former CFO of the Berkeley Co. School Dist. on six addt'l charges related to public corruption: 5 new embezzlement charges, 1 misconduct in office
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today joined a coalition of 52 AGs in urging the US Dept. of Education to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service.
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today, along with SLED, congratulated Pete Logan for his 60 years of public service at the FBI, SLED, and as a State Grand Jury investigator in our office. His portrait will hang outside the SGJ room. Officially, he's retiring but we hope he'll still help us out!
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It was an honor to be invited to the White House today to salute the men and women of ICE and Customs and Border Protection. They risk their lives to keep all of us safe.
Congratulations 122nd Highway Patrol Basic Training Class on your graduation today! Thank you for your willingness to serve and for inviting me to speak and be a part of this special day!
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Today we held the 22nd Silent Witness ceremony to remember the 41 women and men who died last year as a result of domestic violence. We must continue to improve our laws and educate families on how to break the cycle of violence.
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I’m incredibly honored and humbled that last night the Home Builders Association of SC gave me the Hammer and Trowel Award, its highest award for a public official. Thank you!
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announces he's joined with 43 states and D.C. in a $1.5 million settlement with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 data breach. 1,309 SC customers' data was stolen but none lost money. Retailer taking steps to better protect customers' info.
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has joined 7-state coalition that today filed a lawsuit against the unconstitutional DACA program. “We don’t want to hurt any of these children, but this is not about immigration policy. We’re required to uphold the rule of law,” AG Wilson said.
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today was one of 10 state AGs asking the US Supreme Court to reverse a decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court allowing mail-in ballots to be received three days after Election Day, even without postmarks.
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announced the arrest of Anthony Carlo Colarusso, 31, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., on 16 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators state Colarusso distributed and possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
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@AGAlanWilson
is taking action with other AGs to fight robocalls. 12 phone companies have agreed to help prevent them and help us catch illegal robocallers.
SC
@AGAlanWilson
said, “The Court has seen the merit of our filing and others’. The Constitution will prevail. The President is not above the law. The courts may be all that is left between us and abuse of power.”
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It’s always great to be at the graduation of a new class of state troopers, who are now on the job to make our roads safer. Thanks to DPS Director Leroy Smith and HP leadership! We appreciate all those who’ve sworn to protect us.