Legal Update: SCSC Limits Attendance at Upcoming Hearing

Chancellor Thomas S. Tisdale, Jr. received a letter from the South Carolina Supreme Court today (dated October 18, 2021) advising that due to “the lingering effects” of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-person attendance at the upcoming hearing on December 8 will be limited to legal counsel. As stated in the letter, “each party will be limited to having two counsel present for the arguments.” The hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 am, will be livestreamed through the Supreme Court Video Portal (https://www.sccourts.org/SCvideo) and a recording will be posted to the Video Portal on the afternoon following the arguments.

Legal counsel was also advised that the arguments for each side would be allocated as follows:
Appellants (the Diocese of South Carolina): 25 minutes
Respondents: 25 minutes
Appellants in reply: 10 minutes

View a copy of the letter at this link. Should more details become available prior to the hearing on December 8 at 9:30 am, they will be shared in future communications as soon as possible.