Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2015

Abbeville County School District v. State

Abbeville County School District v. State
Supreme Court of South Carolina · Decided November 5, 2015 · Beatty, Hearn, Kittredge, Pleicones, Toal
415 S.C. 19; 780 S.E.2d 609; 2015 S.C. LEXIS 382

Abbeville County School District v. State

Opinion of the Court

Justice KITTREDGE.

I adhere to my dissenting opinion and view that this Court has egregiously violated fundamental separation of powers principles by involving itself in a matter that lies exclusively in the Legislative Branch. While 1 would join the majority in vacating its September 24, 2015 order, I certainly would not replace it with a version that ostensibly violates separation of powers less. The principle of separation of powers demands complete adherence and countenances not the slightest transgression. I would deny the motion of the Plaintiff Districts.

s/Jean H. Toal, C.J. s/Donald W. Beatty, J. s/Kaye G. Hearn, J. s/Costa M. Pleicones, J. s/John W. Kittredge, J.

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