US EditionAgents Investigate Cause of Fire that Destroyed Judge’s Home on South Carolina Island
Judge Goodstein’s ruling blocked release of millions of voters’ personal data to the federal government amid rising threats against judges, with three hospitalized after the fire.
- A South Carolina judge's home was destroyed in a fire on Saturday, injuring her husband, a former Democratic state senator, who had to be rescued after jumping from the house.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation by state authorities, with arson among the possible angles being reviewed.
- Judge Goodstein, who recently blocked the release of voter data, had reportedly received threats in the weeks preceding the fire, though authorities have not confirmed any direct link.
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'Rain Holy hell fire': MAGA accounts bombarded judge with threats before her house burned
The South Carolina state judge whose house burned to the ground under suspicious circumstances was an explicit target of hate and threats by President Donald Trump's supporters in the days before, The Daily Beast reported on Monday.Judge Diane Goodstein, who sits on a state circuit court, had tempor...
South Carolina trial lawyers’ group speaks out after fire at judge’s home
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- The president of the South Carolina Association for Justice, the state’s leading trial lawyers’ organization, has spoken out following a weekend fire at a Lowcountry judge’s house that left three people hospitalized. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating after firefighters responded to a fire at a home in a gated Edisto Beach neighborhood on Saturday morning, belonging to Circuit Court Judge…
Authorities Investigating After Home Of South Carolina Judge Who Ruled Against Trump's DOJ Is Destroyed In Explosion
Authorities have launched an investigation after the home of South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was destroyed by a fire caused by an explosion after she blocked the Department of Justice's request for a full voter registration list for the state.Firefighters responded to a fire at Edisto Beach in Colleton County on Saturday afternoon at the home of Goodstein and her husband, former state Senator Arnold Goodstein. The cause of the…
SLED investigating weekend fire at house of SC judge, former senator
A fire broke out at the house of Judge Diane Goodstein on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (File photo by Getty Images)The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating a fire that erupted over the weekend at the Edisto Island home of a circuit court judge and her husband, a former state senator. Three people were injured in the fire that consumed the home belonging to Judge Diane Goodstein and former Democratic Sen. Arnold Goodstein on Saturday. All t…
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