Browse South Carolina Supreme Court's 2025 caseload. 26 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Confession deemed voluntary, conviction upheld
Maron Alexander Lindsey v. State, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on November 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was ...
Zoning ordinance prohibiting alcohol sales near churches upheld against taking claim
The Gulfstream Café v. Georgetown County, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Gulfstream Café sued Georgetown County, alleging that th...
Former USDA Secretary Not Immune from False Claims Act Suit
In the Matter of Edward Joseph Schafer, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on October 1, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Edward Joseph Schafer, a former...
Georgia custody modification law considers same-sex partner in 'best interest' analysis
In the Matter of Georgia Anne Shobe, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the "best interest of the child...
Court Upholds Rejection of LWVSC Ballot Question
League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Thomas Alexander, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The League of Women Voters of South Ca...
SC Supreme Court Denies Habeas Corpus for Ineffective Counsel Claim
In the Matter of Travis W. White, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the circuit court's d...
WI Supreme Court: "Plain Feel" Doctrine Applies to Drug Possession Case
State v. John Joseph Erb, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin affirmed the conviction of John Joseph Erb f...
SC Supreme Court Upholds Domestic Violence Conviction, Admits Prior Bad Acts
State v. Tony T. Sweet, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the appellate court's decision, up...
Qualified Immunity Affirmed in Excessive Force Traffic Stop Case
Kacey Green v. Mervin Lee Johnson, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the defendant, Mervin Lee Johnson,...
Denial of arbitration motion appealable under FAA, even if state law governs
Shannon P. Green v. Edward C. McGee, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a state court's denial of a m...
Court Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination Claims Against Health Services District
William M. Luce v. Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on August 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, William M. Luce, sued...
SC Supreme Court Affirms Disciplinary Counsel's Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Conduct
Anonymous Mediator/Attorney v. SC Office of Disciplinary Counsel, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether the South Ca...
Pest Control Company Not Liable for Employee's Alleged Assault
James E. Carroll, Jr. v. Isle of Palms Pest Control, Inc., decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a pest co...
Bankruptcy Court Affirms Non-Dischargeability of Fraudulently Obtained Debt
In the Matter of David Charles Johnston, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether David Charles Johnston (the "d...
SC Supreme Court: Confession Admissible After Miranda Waiver
State v. Charles Dent, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of South Carolina affirmed the lower court's decision, holding t...
Town's denial of building permit upheld against constitutional challenge
Meredith Logan Whitehurst v. Town of Sullivan's Island, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Meredith Logan Whitehurst, sued th...
Will invalid due to improper witness attestation
In the Matter of Claudia Flower, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Claudia Flower's will was validly ex...
Conviction for aggravated assault upheld despite later statutory amendment
In the Matter of Joseph R. Surface, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Joseph R. Surface's (Surface) convic...
Confession deemed involuntary due to age and interrogation conditions
Mitchell Rivers v. State, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant's confession was voluntary, g...
Court finds construction company liable for worker's injuries due to negligence
Donna B. Welch v. Atlas Turner, Inc., decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 21, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, Atlas Turner, In...
BB gun can be a deadly weapon in aggravated assault conviction
In the Matter of Barry Scott Suggs, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Barry Scott Suggs's conviction fo...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Denial of Bankruptcy Discharge Due to Actual Fraud
In the Matter of Louis S. Moore, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the bankruptcy court erred in denyin...
No-Contest Clause Not Triggered by Will Validity Challenge
In the Matter of William John Sims, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of a "no-contest" clause in a wil...
Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Rights, Strikes Down 20-Week Ban
Planned Parenthood v. South Carolina, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Supreme Court reviewed a South Carolina law that would have bann...
Good Faith Exception Rejected for Warrant Lacking Probable Cause
In the Matter of the David Mark Foster, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed the application of the "good faith exception"...
Court Upholds Warrantless Vehicle Search Based on Probable Cause
In the Matter of the Matthew Gregg Miller, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed the denial of a motion to suppress evidenc...
CaseLawBrief tracks 26 opinions from South Carolina Supreme Court in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Fifth Amendment Self Incrimination (3 cases), Voluntariness Of Confessions (3 cases), Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (3 cases), Miranda V. Arizona Warnings (2 cases), Totality Of The Circumstances Test For Confessions (2 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 21, Reversed: 1, Affirmed: 1, Plaintiff Win: 3.