S.C. Supreme Court Asks Sanford Case Lawyers for More Information

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Source: The State (Columbia SC)

S.C. Supreme Court asks Sanford case lawyers for more information

John O'Connor - The State (Columbia, S.C.)

South Carolina's highest court has deferred a decision on Gov. Mark Sanford's request to keep an investigative report secret, instead asking attorneys on both sides for more information.

Late Wednesday the court asked attorneys for Sanford, the House of Representatives and the State Ethics Commission to argue in writing whether Sanford waived his right to confidentiality in an Aug. 28 letter to the Ethics Commission released to the public. Sanford wrote the letter to open to the public the Ethics Commission investigation into his use of state and private planes as well as campaign funds.

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In considering Sanford's request to prevent the Ethics Commission from releasing its investigative report, the court wrote Wednesday that justices may need to rule on the breadth of Sanford's waiver.

Monday, Sanford attorney Kevin Hall told the court during oral arguments that the letter referred to narrowly negotiated terms with the State Ethics Commission, and only allowed Ethics to acknowledge the investigation and its scope.

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1. Great!

The fiscal conservative strikes again! Everytime Sanford disagrees with the legislature, it ends up in the state supreme court, wasting time and taxpayers money. What a nasty POS we have for a governor. The damn schools are falling down, and he wastes more money on himself. I wish there was some way we could force him to pay everytime he loses in court. We'd be able to balance the state budget!