South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), SCDC release of Mar. 12, 2020, 'Visitation suspended statewide' (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-021)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. § 16-7-10 (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-004)
General Assembly of South Carolina, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 1-3-420, 1-3-430, 1-3-440, 1-3-460 (Title 1, Chapter 3, Article 7) (standing) (Ex. DUT-SC-006)
South Carolina Department of Corrections (Director Bryan P. Stirling), after coordination with DHEC and the Governor's Office, SCDC COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two), Mar. 16, 2020 (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-022)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-09 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-065)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-09 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. SC-002)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-10 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SC-003)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SC-006)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order 2020-13 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-082)
Attorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division), Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-SC-017)
city and county councils (emergency ordinances under S.C. Code §§ 4-9-130 and 5-7-250), Local stay-at-home ordinances (Columbia and Charleston, adopted Mar. 26, 2020, effective before the State's Home or Work Order of Apr. 7) and local face-covering ordinances (Greenville from June 22-23, 2020; Charleston from July 1, 2020; Columbia, Richland County, Charleston County, Myrtle Beach and Horry County from July 2020), renewed every sixty days (Ex. SC-038)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-16 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SC-009)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-17 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SC-010)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (2020-04-03-01) (Ex. SC-047)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-18 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-011)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-21 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SC-013)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended April 22, 2020) (2020-04-22-01) (Ex. SC-048)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Statewide Evictions and Foreclosures (2020-04-30-02) (Ex. SC-049)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Use of Personal Protective Equipment in County Court Facilities (2020-05-26-01) (Ex. SC-051)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-40 (June 11, 2020) (Ex. SC-024)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-063)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-50 (Aug. 2, 2020) (Ex. SC-027)
South Carolina Department of Education (Superintendent Molly M. Spearman), South Carolina Department of Education Face Covering Guidelines for K-12 Public Schools (last updated Aug. 3, 2020) (Ex. SC-057)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-63 (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. SC-029)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2020-73 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. SC-030)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended December 16, 2020) (2020-12-16-01) (Ex. SC-052)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2021-11 (Mar. 1, 2021) (Ex. SC-032)
Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty, Order re In-Person Proceedings and Jury Trials in Circuit, Family, Probate, and Master-in-Equity Courts (2021-02-26-01) (Ex. SC-053)
Governor Henry McMaster, Executive Order No. 2021-23 (May 11, 2021) (Ex. SC-035)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01) (Ex. SC-054)
General Assembly of South Carolina (H. 4100, ratified R. 116, June 21, 2021), Act No. 94 of 2021, Part IB, Provisos 1.108 (SDE: Mask Mandate Prohibition) and 117.190 (GP: Masks at Higher Education Facilities) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. SC-045)
South Carolina General Assembly (2021-22 Appropriations Act, H. 4100, Proviso 1.108); U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (Lewis, J.), Proviso 1.108 (no school district may use appropriated funds to require students or staff to wear face masks); upheld by the South Carolina Supreme Court Sept. 2, 2021 (City of Columbia); enforcement enjoined Sept. 28, 2021 (Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster) (June 22, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-089)
Supreme Court of South Carolina, Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (extension) (2021-07-30-01) (Ex. SC-055)
Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin (Emergency Order), ratified by City Council, Ordinance No. 2021-068, Emergency Order by the Mayor Declaring a State of Emergency (Facial Coverings) (Aug. 4, 2021) (Ex. SC-058)
Columbia City Council, Ordinance No. 2021-069, Ratifying Ordinance 2021-068 Declaring State of Emergency (Facial Coverings) (Aug. 5, 2021) (Ex. SC-059)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053 (Aug. 17, 2021) (Ex. SC-040)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021) (Sept. 2, 2021) (Ex. SC-041)
Columbia City Council, Ordinance No. 2021-078, Enactment of Certain Ordinances Related to COVID-19 (Sept. 8, 2021) (Ex. SC-060)
Richland County Council, Emergency Ordinance No. ___-21HR, An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Masks to Help Alleviate the Spread of COVID 19, Specifically the Recent Surge in the Delta Variant (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. SC-061)
Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction), Richland County School District Two v. Lucas, Op. No. 28063, 862 S.E.2d 920 (S.C. 2021) (Sept. 30, 2021) (Ex. SC-042)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Thacker, J.), Disability Rights South Carolina v. McMaster, No. 21-2070, 24 F.4th 893 (4th Cir. Jan. 25, 2022) (Ex. SC-043)
