COLUMBIA, S.C., July 14 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:

JUL 14, 2026

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -Attorney General Alan Wilsonhas filed a friend-of-the-court brief at the United States Supreme Court supporting state sovereignty and opposing one state's efforts to control how business is done in other states.

A state agency in Pennsylvania wants to control the terms of contracts entered in other States between Pennsylvania residents and out-of-state companies. The agency issued millions of dollars in fines to out-of-state companies for not following Pennsylvania law, even though the companies don't operate in Pennsylvania. This appears to flaunt the long-held system of federalism where all states enjoy equal...