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GAFFNEY LEDGER v. SOUTH CAROLINA ETHICS

No. 25844.

360 S.C. 107 (2004)

600 S.E.2d 540

The GAFFNEY LEDGER, Appellant, v. The SOUTH CAROLINA ETHICS COMMISSION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 26, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay Bender and Holly Palmer Beeson, of Baker, Ravenel & Bender, L.L.P., of Columbia, for appellant.

Cathy L. Hazelwood, of Columbia, for respondent.

Justice MOORE.

Appellant The Gaffney Ledger (Newspaper) was publicly reprimanded for violating the Ethics Reform Act. We reverse.

FACTS

On September 13, 2000, Boyd McLean filed a complaint with respondent State Ethics Commission (Commission) alleging Newspaper had violated S.C.Code Ann. § 8-13-1354 (Supp.2003) by publishing a political advertisement without identifying who had paid for it. The Commission subsequently informed

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