SENATE v. MCMASTER

Opinion No. 27851.

425 S.C. 315 (2018)

821 S.E.2d 908

The SENATE of the State of South Carolina, BY AND THROUGH its President Pro Tempore, the Honorable Hugh K. LEATHERMAN, Sr., Petitioner, v. His Excellency Henry D. McMASTER, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of South Carolina, and Charles M. Condon, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Filed November 28, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Carroll Moyla, III and Matthew Terry Richardson , both of Wyche P.A., of Columbia; Wade Stackhouse Kolb III , of Wyche P.A., of Greenville; and Andrew J.M. Bentz , pro hac vice, of Columbia, for Petitioner.

Chief Legal Counsel Richele Keel Taylor and Deputy Legal Counsel Thomas A. Limehouse, Jr. , both of Office of the Governor, of Columbia and J. Robert Bolchoz , of Robert Bolchoz, LLC, of Columbia, for Respondents.

William C. Hubbard , B. Rush Smith, III , A. Mattison Bogan and Carmen Harper Thomas , all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel J. Michael Baxley , of Moncks Corner, for amicus curiae, South Carolina Public Service Authority.


Petitioner the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by and through its President Pro Tempore, the Honorable Hugh K. Leatherman Sr. (the Senate) initiated this action in the original jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to Rule 245, SCACR. The Senate asks this Court to declare invalid Respondent Governor Henry D. McMaster's (Governor McMaster...

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