Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician)

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  5. "Alan Wilson: Republican Candidate for Attorney General". News Radio WORD . Entercom Communications. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  6. Monk, John (January 30, 2011). "New attorney general sets priorities". The State . McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on February 5, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  7. "Joe Wilson's son wins runoff for AG". Associated Press . Associated Press. June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  8. Smith, Glenn (November 3, 2010). "Wilson easily wins AG post in 1st bid". The Post and Courier. Charleston, SC.
  9. Lillia Callum-Penso, Alan Wilson wins SC attorney general race, Greenville News (November 5, 2014).
  10. 1 2 3 Joseph Cranney, AG Alan Wilson wins GOP nomination, overcomes contentious primary, Post & Courier (June 26, 2018).
  11. 1 2 Seanna Adcox, Alan Wilson wins 3rd term as SC's top prosecutor, Post & Courier.
  12. 1 2 Tim Smith, GOP runoff for South Carolina Attorney General: Alan Wilson vs. Todd Atwater, The Greenville News (June 20, 2018).
  13. Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today "SC Attorney General Didn't Report Campaign Contributions", The Columbia Free Times, February 21, 2013.
  14. Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine "SC Attorney General discovers $134,000 in unreported contributions, expenses," The State Newspaper, March 22, 2013.
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  17. "Attorney Gen. asks to halt gay marriage licenses in SC". Associated Press. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-15.
  18. Eva Moore, Judge Orders Alan Wilson to Pay Attorneys' Fees in S.C. Same-Sex Marriage Case, Post & Courier (August 11, 2015).
  19. Lauren Sausser. "S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson joins fight to overturn Affordable Care Act". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  20. "'ObamaCare' Challengers Say 'This Is Not About Health Care'". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  21. "South Carolina attorney general applauds ruling on health care overhaul". Associated Press. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2021-08-07 via WCIV.
  22. Tennessee’s attorney general: I’ve changed my mind, DACA is good, pass the DREAM Act, Vox.com , Dara Linddara, September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  23. Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end Obama-era immigration program, Texas Tribune , Julián Aguilar, June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  24. SPLC denounces letter from 10 Attorneys General seeking "cruel and heartless" repeal of DACA, Southern Poverty Law Center, June 30, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 John Monk, Haunted by Quinns, Alan Wilson seeks third term as SC attorney general, The State (May 18, 2018).
  26. Glenn Smith, Emails: South Carolina AG coordinated with key figure in statehouse probe on letter booting special prosecutor off case, Post & Courier (August 5, 2017).
  27. Jeremy Borden, Attorney General Tries to Fire Special Prosecutor, Sets Off Firestorm, Post & Courier (May 16, 2019).
  28. 1 2 John Monk, Special prosecutor says attorney general can't fire him from corruption probe, The State (March 31, 2016).
  29. John Monk, SC attorney general's deputy secretly tried to discredit special prosecutor, The State (April 5, 2016).
  30. John Monk, SC Attorney General Wilson loses bid to stop Pascoe from investigating General Assembly, The State (July 16, 2016).
  31. 1 2 Jeffrey Collins, State Grand Jury: Attorney General impeded corruption probe, Associated Press (October 9, 2018).
  32. Kirk Brown, S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson hasn't severed ties to controversial Quinn family, The Greenville News (June 4, 2018).
  33. "Judge orders release of SC political corruption report". AP NEWS. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  34. Sammy Fretwell, SC attorney general joins fight against Biden's recent climate change order, The State (March 9, 2021).
  35. Sammy Fretwell, SC attorney general joins lawsuit against Biden over Great Plains oil pipeline, The State (March 18, 2021).
  36. Meg Kinnard, Prosecutors seek validation of South Carolina abortion ban, Associated Press (March 2, 2021).
  37. Jessica Holdman, SC Attorney General Wilson joins in support of Mississippi abortion ban to Supreme Court, Post & Courier (July 30, 2021).
  38. David Travis Bland, SC's top prosecutor joins group to support abortion ban case in front of Supreme Court, The State (July 30, 2021).
  39. Andrew Brown (January 23, 2019). "SC police, doctors fighting medical marijuana; AG calls it US's 'most dangerous drug'". Post and Courier.
  40. Attorneys general from 33 states urge banking reform for pot industry, Associated Press, May 8, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  41. "South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer's lawsuit". AP NEWS. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  42. 1 2 3 4 5 South Carolina AG faces complaint over election challenge, Associated Press (January 23, 2021).
  43. 1 2 John Monk, SC AG Wilson joins Texas in trying to nullify Biden election, The State (December 10, 2020).
  44. John Monk, SC's AG Alan Wilson: Biden is legitimate, Pence had no power to overturn election, The State (January 11, 2021).
  45. John Monk, SC lawyers say SC AG Wilson participated in Trump conspiracy lawsuit, seek reprimand, The State (January 27, 2021).
  46. Alan Benson, SC Attorney General calls portion of Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan unconstitutional, Post & Courier (March 17, 2021).
  47. Kinnard, Meg (August 3, 2021). "SC attorney general says University of South Carolina can't require masks on campus". Associated Press.
  48. 1 2 3 John Monk & Lucas Daprile, USC can require masks on campus, SC supreme court rules, The State (August 19, 2021).
  49. Lucas Daprile & John Monk (August 5, 2021). "USC reverses course after SC's top lawyer says college can't require masks indoors". The State.
  50. Creswick v. Univ. of S. Carolina (August 17, 2021).
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  52. "Jennifer Anne Miskewicz, Alan Wilson to marry in fall". New Jersey Hills Media Group. June 11, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  53. Holdman, Jessica (27 April 2021). "SC's Palmetto State Armory signs tax deal for former West Columbia brake plant". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2022. The agreement was signed by the chief financial officer of JJE Capital Holdings, the private equity firm behind Palmetto State Armory helmed by co-owners Jamin McCallum, Edward Laroque and Julian Wilson, the son of U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-Springdale, and brother of S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Alan Wilson
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51st Attorney General of South Carolina
Assumed office
January 12, 2011
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of South Carolina
2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
Most recent
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of South Carolina
2011–present
Incumbent