South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says a lawsuit brought against the state over federal stimulus money is flawed and premature.
But McMaster said in a filing with the Supreme Court on Monday that he won't oppose the state Supreme Court taking up the challenge filed last week by a Chapin High School student.
McMaster says the timing may not be right to shift the issues raised in the case from a public policy debate to the courtroom.
McMaster recapped arguments made earlier this month that question the Legislature's authority to request federal money that Sanford has said he won't request unless it can be used to offset or reduce debt.
McMaster says if the court takes the case he hopes the justices will apply principles that protect the state's rights.
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