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McCONNELL v. HALEY

No. 26982.

393 S.C. 136 (2011)

711 S.E.2d 886

Glenn F. McCONNELL, President, Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, Petitioner, v. Nikki R. HALEY, Governor of the State of South Carolina, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Submitted and Decided June 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Hitchcock , John P. Hazzard, IV , Kenneth M. Moffitt , of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Kevin A. Hall , Karl S. Bowers, Jr. , and M. Todd Carroll , of Hall & Bowers, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondent and Intervenors.

Thaddaeus Viers , pro se, of Myrtle Beach, for Amicus Curiae.

Chief Justice TOAL, Justice BEATTY, and Justice HEARN.

Petitioner asks this Court, in its original jurisdiction, to declare an executive order issued by respondent to be an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers and to enjoin, temporarily and permanently, the implementation and effects of the executive order. We grant the petition for original jurisdiction, dispense with further briefing, and stay the executive order.

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