StateFourth Circuit
South Carolina
10 courts2 law schools4 law libraries80+ judges9,088 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in South Carolina
- South Carolina District CourtDistrict Court · Florence
- South Carolina District CourtDistrict Court · Columbia
- South Carolina District CourtDistrict Court · Charleston
- South Carolina District CourtDistrict Court · Greenville
- South Carolina Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Columbia
State courts in South Carolina
- Supreme Court of South CarolinaState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of South CarolinaState Appellate Court
- Court of Chancery of South CarolinaState Trial Court
- Superior Court of South CarolinaState Trial Court
- South Carolina Admiralty CourtState Special Court
Landmark decisions involving South Carolina
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)542 U.S. 507
- McConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003)540 U.S. 93overruled
- Lawrence v. Texas (2003)539 U.S. 558
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Bush v. Gore (2000)531 U.S. 98
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Hubbard v. United States (1995)514 U.S. 695
- J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994)511 U.S. 127
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)505 U.S. 1003
- Quill Corp. v. North Dakota (1992)504 U.S. 298overruled
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Coleman v. Thompson (1991)501 U.S. 722
- Walton v. Arizona (1990)497 U.S. 639overruled
- Collins v. Youngblood (1990)497 U.S. 37
- South Carolina v. Gathers (1989)490 U.S. 805overruled
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
- South Carolina v. Baker (1988)485 U.S. 505
- Booth v. Maryland (1987)482 U.S. 496overruled
- Welch v. Texas Department of Highways & Public Transportation (1987)483 U.S. 468
- Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (1986)476 U.S. 747overruled
Most-cited decisions from South Carolina courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 21 F2D 182In re Fant (1927)
- 178 F1D 487In re McDonald (1910)
- 48 F1D 914Hamilton v. The William Branfoot (1892)
- 190 F1D 216The Ester (1911)
- 3 F2D 469S. B. McMaster, Inc. v. Chevrolet Motor Co. (1925)
- 264 F1D 376United States v. Windham (1920)
- 114 F1D 229In re Drake (1902)
- 138 F1D 426Wilder v. Watts (1905)
- 103 F1D 886The Margaret B. Roper (1900)
- 118 F1D 679In re Blalock (1902)
- 201 F1D 762Buell v. Kanawha Lumber Corp. (1912)
- 273 F1D 199Middleton & Co. v. United States (1921)
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Recent opinions from South Carolina courts
- 427 SC 246State v. Williams (2019)
- 427 SC 195In the Matter of Melisa White Gay (2019)
- 426 SC 326Wilson v. Willis (2019)
- 426 SC 154Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Maybank Law Firm, LLC (2019)
- 427 SC 273Charleston County Assessor v. University Ventures (2019)
- 427 SC 183In the Matter of the Care and Treatment of Campbell (2019)
- 427 SC 529Anderson County v. Preston (2019)
- 427 SC 291Progressive Direct Ins. Co. v. Reeves (2019)
- 427 SC 305Odom v. Town of McBee Election Comm'n (2019)
- 427 SC 261Neumayer v. Philadelphia Indemnity (2019)
- 426 SC 281Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2019)
- 425 SC 544In re Snow (2019)
Law schools in South Carolina
- Charleston School of LawABA · Charleston
- University of South Carolina School of LawABA · Columbia
Law libraries in South Carolina
- Sol Blatt Jr. Law Library · Charleston
- South Carolina Supreme Court Library · Columbia
- University of South Carolina, Coleman Karesh Law Library · Columbia
- U.S. Courts Library · Columbia
Judges who served in South Carolina
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Aedanus Burke
Alva Moore Lumpkin
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.- Ammiel J. Willard
Andrew Gordon Magrath- Aphrodite K. Konduros
- Archie Lee Chandler
- Ashton Hilliard Williams
- Benjamin Faneuil Dunkin
Bruce Howe Hendricks
Cameron McGowan Currie- C. Bruce Littlejohn
Charles Albert Woods
Charles Cecil Wyche
Charles Earl Simons Jr.
Charles Henry Simonton- C[harles] Weston Houck
- Claude A. Taylor
Clyde H. Hamilton- Costa M. Pleicones
- Daniel F. Pieper
David C. Norton- David Gordon Baker
- David Johnson
- David Robert Duncan
- David Walker Harwell
Dennis W. Shedd
Donald Cecil Coggins Jr.- Donald Francis Shea
Donald Stuart Russell- Donald W. Beatty
- E. C. Burnett 3
- Edward L. Fishburne
- Elihu H. Bay
- Ernest A. Finney jr
- Ernest Ford Cochran
- Eugene Blackburn Gary
- Eugene Satterwhite Blease
- Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.
- Francis Kerschner Myers
- Franklin J. Moses sr
- G. Dewey Oxner
George Bell Timmerman Sr.
George Ross Anderson Jr.
George Seabrook Bryan- George Tillman Gregory jr
- Helen E. Burris
Henry Augustus Middleton Smith
Henry Franklin Floyd
Henry Hitt Watkins- Henry Mclver
Henry Michael Herlong Jr.- Ira Boyd Jones
Jacquelyn Denise Austin- James E. Lockemy
- James E. Moore
- James M. Brailsford
- James Robert Martin Jr.
- James Woodrow Lewis
- Jean H. Toal
- Jesse F. Carter
- John Belton O'Neall
- John C. Few
- John D. Geathers
John Drayton- John E. Waites
- John Faucheraud Grimke
- John Gates Stabler
- John H. Waller
- John Kerins Murray
John Lyles Glenn Jr.- John P. Gardner
- John W. Kittredge
Joseph Dawson III
Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr.- Joseph Rodney Moss
Joseph Travis Johnson
Julianna Michelle Childs- Julius B. Ness
Julius Waties Waring
Find legal help in South Carolina
Practice-area guides and local resources for South Carolina.
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Cities in South Carolina
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Abbeville
- Adams Run
- Aiken
- Alcolu
- Allendale
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Arcadia
- Awendaw
- Aynor
- Ballentine
- Bamberg
- Barnwell
- Batesburg
- Bath
- Beaufort
- Beech Island
- Belton
- Bennettsville
- Bethera
- Bethune
- Bishopville
- Blacksburg
- Blackstock
- Blackville
- Blair
- Blenheim
- Bluffton
- Blythewood
- Boiling Springs
- Bonneau
- Bowling Green
- Bowman
- Bradley
- Branchville
- Brunson
- Buffalo
- Cades
- Calhoun Falls
- Camden
- Cameron
- Campobello
- Canadys
- Carlisle
- Cassatt
- Catawba
- Cayce
- Cedar Mountain
- Centenary
- Central
- Chapin
- Chappells
- Charleston
- Charleston Air Force Base
- Cheraw
- Chesnee
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Clarks Hill
- Clearwater
- Clemson
- Cleveland
- Clifton
- Clinton
- Clio
- Clover
- Columbia
- Conestee
- Converse
- Conway
- Coosawatchie
- Cope
- Cordesville
- Cordova
- Cottageville
- Coward
- Cowpens
- Cross
- Cross Anchor
- Cross Hill
- Dale
- Dalzell
- Darlington
- Daufuskie Island
- Davis Station
- Denmark
- Dillon
- Donalds
- Dorchester
- Drayton
- Due West
- Duncan
- Early Branch
- Easley
- Eastover
- Edgefield
- Edgemoor
- Edisto Island
- Effingham
- Ehrhardt
- Elgin
- Elko
- Elliott
- Elloree
- Enoree
- Estill
- Eutawville
- Fair Play
- Fairfax
- Fairforest
- Fingerville
- Florence
- Folly Beach
- Fork
- Fort Lawn
- Fort Mill
- Fountain Inn
- Furman
- Gable
- Gadsden
Opinions mentioning South Carolina
- 546 US 81Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche
- 61 F3D 900In Re: George Remoun
- 97 F3D 1447In Re: Ronald Floyd Jackson
- 806 F2D 257In Re Vernon Martin
- 862 F2D 315In Re John Howard Williams
- 946 F2D 884In Re Jasper Buchanan
- 888 F2D 1386In Re Johnny Frank Godfrey
- 104 F3D 360In Re: Otto Witherspoon
- 99 F3D 203Wilson-Jones v. Caviness
- 99 F3D 134Statewide Reapportionment Advisory Committee v. Beasley
- 99 F3D 1133Wallace v. Hill
- 99 F3D 1133Weinstein v. University of South Carolina
- 99 F3D 1129Frank M. Gaster v. State of South Carolina
- 98 F3D 131United States v. National Financial Services, Inc.
- 97 F3D 751Drinkard v. Johnson
- 97 F3D 1449Tadlock Painting Company v. The Maryland Casualty Company
- 97 F3D 1446Al-Shabazz v. Moore
- 97 F3D 1446Al-Shabazz v. Evatt
- 95 F3D 41Curtis Bay Company v. Mapco Coal Incorporated
- 95 F3D 353Egbuna v. Time-Life Libraries, Inc.
- 95 F3D 1422Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. v. City of Monterey
- 95 F3D 1263Monahan v. County of Chesterfield
- 95 F3D 1066Corn v. City of Lauderdale Lakes
- 94 F3D 642Theresa Shelton v. United States
- 94 F3D 1489Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments
- 94 F3D 129Frasier v. Adams-Sandler, Inc.
- 93 F3D 132United States v. Breckenridge
- 93 F3D 103Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission v. O'Leary
- 92 F3D 320Felch v. Transportes Lar-Mex Sa De CV
- 92 F3D 1561Jefferson County v. Acker
- 92 F3D 1176Bolling, McCool and Twist, Incorporated v. Richard M. Burke
- 91 F3D 670Korshin v. Commissioner
- 91 F3D 463New Jersey v. United States
- 91 F3D 130Haynes v. Town of Summerville
- 90 F3D 752Coalition to Save Our Children v. State Board of Education
- 89 F3D 830United States v. Davis
- 89 F3D 1269Stupak-Thrall v. United States
- 88 F3D 258Andrade v. Mayfair Management, Inc.
- 87 F3D 1214United States v. Mothersill
- 86 F3D 59National League of Postmasters of United States v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service
- 86 F3D 55Quarles v. Miller
- 86 F3D 378Adler v. Commissioner
- 86 F3D 1326Credit Union Insurance v. United States
- 85 F3D 713United States v. Sawyer
- 85 F3D 618Williams v. Williams
- 85 F3D 535Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Rice
- 85 F3D 422Broad v. Sealaska Corp.
- 85 F3D 327American Eagle Insurance v. Thompson
- 83 F3D 414Hall v. Evatt
- 81 F3D 28McCall-Thomas Engineering Co. v. Federal Express Corp.