SC chief justice’s potential ties to ethics case questioned

By Rick Brundrett | The Nerve

It’s no secret that South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell actively campaigned for state Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal, who won re-election last week in a rare judicial race decided by the General Assembly.

It’s also no secret that Harrell, R-Charleston, is under investigation by the state grand jury for possible violations of ethics laws.

In February 2013, the South Carolina Policy Council – The Nerve’s parent organization – filed a complaint with state Attorney General Alan Wilson, asking for an investigation of, among other things, whether Harrell’s campaign reimbursements connected with his private plane use violated state ethics law.

at The Nerve.

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