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A bill that would have made the Muslim world's Sharia law an illegal defense in South Carolina courts was narrowly defeated in the state Senate on Wednesday, killing it for the year.
The measure, sponsored by Charleston Republican Rep. Chip Limehouse, would have prevented an attorney from arguing that the laws of a client's home country allow for certain actions in South Carolina.
"I'm not surprised," Limehouse said of the bill's failure to advance. "The Senate can be the graveyard of many good ideas."