Category Archives: Historical Legal Research

The South Carolina State Flag

Posted on November 29, 2023 by csolreference

South Carolina’s flag is a state symbol seen in many locations. The palmetto tree and crescent moon combination is found on hats, shirts, cups, artwork, and a wide array of other items. The use of the palmetto tree represents the … Continue reading →

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The Pirate Trials of 1718

Posted on November 3, 2022 by csolreference

Pirate attacks were becoming increasingly common and damaging to Charleston, SC’s maritime trade. In 1718, 58 pirates were tried and sentenced in the Court of Vice Admiralty. Continue reading →

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A Good Read

Posted on November 26, 2018 by csolreference

Isn’t law school great?  You get to read tons of stuff about stuff you didn’t know about until you started reading.  Problem is, law students often get so bogged down with reading stuff for classes that they fail to notice … Continue reading →

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Justice is Done: George Stinney Jr.’s 70 Year Old Conviction is Vacated

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Lisa Smith-Butler

In 2013, the siblings of electrocuted defendant, George Stinney, Jr., filed a Motion for a New Trial and a Petition for a Writ of Coram Nobis.  Bishop Charles Stinney, Catherine Stinney Robinson, and Amie Ruffner retained South Carolina attorneys Matt … Continue reading →

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Good Reads: Sue Monk Kidd’s The Invention of Wings

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Lisa Smith-Butler

Former Mount Pleasant resident and Georgia born author, Sue Monk Kidd, recently published The Invention of Wings.  The novel is a fictionalized account of former Charleston, South Carolina resident, Sarah Grimke, an abolitionist and feminist born before her time.  Opening in … Continue reading →

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ProQuest Congressional & Legislative Insight

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Lisa Smith-Butler

  The library recently acquired updates to the ProQuest Congressional database.  It also obtained a new database, ProQuest Legislative Insight. Insight provides access to compiled federal legislative histories with PDF documents.   Comprehensive coverage is attempted but some documents are not available.  Coverage … Continue reading →

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CourtListener

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Lisa Smith-Butler

Check out CourtListener, a non-profit website that makes cases and accompanying alerts available, at no charge, to legal researchers.  Developed by Michael Lissner as part of his thesis in 2010 for his degree at the University of California, Berkeley School … Continue reading →

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Rare Editions

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Lisa Smith-Butler

The Harvard Law School law library is digitizing many of its unique resources, providing greater public access to the materials.  A recent project is the digitization of the student notebooks from the Litchfield Law School.  Considered to be the first … Continue reading →

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Need to Find South Carolina Law?

Posted on February 18, 2013 by csolreference

The librarians have created research guides called Libguides to help you find the resources you need. Keeping pace with the library as it works to build its South Carolina collection, the South Carolina Legal Research guide leads you to, among … Continue reading →

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