| Ex. DUT-SC-020 | Whitlaw v. Kroger Co., 306 S.C. 51, 410 S.E.2d 251 (S.C. 1991) (heard Jan. 7, 1991; decided Oct. 14, 1991)Whether a private cause of action for damages may be instituted under S.C. Code Ann. §§ 61-9-40 and 61-9-410; the test for negligence per se… | Supreme Court of South Carolina (per curiam; certified question under Supreme Court Rule 46 from the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina) | South CarolinaCourt | Oct. 14, 1991 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-063 | Order re Required Use of Protective Masks in County and Municipal Courthouses (2020-07-30-01)Statewide mandate requiring masks or facial coverings in every county and municipal courthouse | Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty | South CarolinaCourt | July 30, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-054 | Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended June 15, 2021) (2021-06-15-01)Trial-court order in force through Q3 2021: masks per the July 30, 2020 order, six-foot distancing, 113 square feet per person, fever… | Supreme Court of South Carolina | South CarolinaCourt | June 15, 2021 | 2021 Q22021 Q3 | Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-055 | Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (extension) (2021-07-30-01)Extension of the June 15, 2021 trial-court order to August 31, 2021 | Supreme Court of South Carolina | South CarolinaCourt | July 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-040 | Creswick v. University of South Carolina, Op. No. 28053Declaratory judgment that Proviso 117.190 does not prohibit a universal mask mandate at a public institution of higher learning | Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction) | South CarolinaCourt | Aug. 17, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-056 | Order re Operation of the Trial Courts During the Coronavirus Emergency (As Amended August 27, 2021) (2021-08-27-01)Complete revision of the trial-court order; mitigation measures left to the Chief Justice; ninety-day term | Supreme Court of South Carolina | South CarolinaCourt | Aug. 27, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Courts and public officesWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-041 | Wilson ex rel. State v. City of Columbia, Op. No. 28056, 863 S.E.2d 456 (S.C. 2021)Proviso 1.108 upheld; Columbia Ordinances 2021-068 and 2021-069 declared void insofar as they mandate masks in K-12 public schools | Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction) | South CarolinaCourt | Sept. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SC-042 | Richland County School District Two v. Lucas, Op. No. 28063, 862 S.E.2d 920 (S.C. 2021)Provisos 1.108 and 1.103 held constitutional; proviso bars funded mask mandates but not mandates funded solely from federal or local funds | Supreme Court of South Carolina (original jurisdiction) | South CarolinaCourt | Sept. 30, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child care | Primary source read | |