LibGuides: South Carolina Legal Resources: Case Law

SC State Court Cases

Advance Sheets of the Opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of South Carolina
The advance sheets (or slip opinions) for the SC Supreme Court and SC Court of Appeals decisions from 2000 forward are available through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website. Advance sheets from 1996 through June, 2009 are located on the first floor of the Law Library.
Opinion Search
The Opinion Search link on the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website allows for searching South Carolina appellate court opinions by court, date range, author, trial judge, and full-text.
SC Court of Appeals Opinions
Opinions available from 1999 to present.
Unpublished Opinions of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
Online access to unpublished opinions from the SC Court of Appeals since 2004 is available through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.
1992-2005 publications available on the Law Library first floor.
SC Supreme Court Opinions
Opinions available from 1997 to present.
Memorandum Opinions of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Online access to unpublished opinions of the SC Supreme Court since 2004 is available through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.
1992-2005 publications available on the Law Library first floor.
South Carolina Reports: Reports of cases and matters determined by the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of South Carolina
1868-current publications available on the Law Library first floor
Southeastern Reporter and Southeastern Reporter 2d Series
1887-current publications available on the law Library first floor.
Collection of cases argued and determined in the courts of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
South Carolina Digest 2d
Find South Carolina state and federal cases decided since 1783 using West’s Topic and Key Number system.
Publications from 1952-present are located on the Law Library first floor.
South Eastern Digest 2d
Find cases reported in the Southeastern Reporters using West’s Topic and Key Number system. For South Carolina cases dating back to 1783, consult the South Carolina and South Eastern Digest.
Publications from 1982-present are located on the Law Library first floor.
South Carolina Records & Briefs - 2012 to present
This site provides access to information regarding cases filed with the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the South Carolina Court of Appeals. In most cases, the documents associated with an event in the case are available for viewing. The ability to search for and review information contained in the public index is a free public service.
South Carolina Briefs & Records Finding Aid (Pre-2014)
The Law Library has briefs and records for some (but not all) cases decided by the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 1858 to 2014. These briefs and records are available in print (not online). They are located in bound volumes in the S.C. Briefs & Records section of the Law Library's basement.
Supreme Court Case of the Month
Provides streaming video and briefs of cases argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court on the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.

Citators

Shepard's South Carolina Citations
Validate and identify additional resources that cite South Carolina state court cases and the South Carolina Constitution, Code of Laws, Acts, and Court Rules.
Located on the Law Library first floor.
South Carolina Blue and White Book
Provides parallel citations for decisions reported in South Carolina Reports and the Southeastern Reporter 1st and 2nd series.
Located on the Law Library first floor.

SC Federal Court Cases

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions
Opinions issued since 1996 by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals are accessible online through its website.

South Carolina federal trial court decisions and opinions of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals are published in the Federal Supplement, Federal Supplement 2d Series, Federal Reporter, Federal Reporter 2d Series, and Federal Reporter 3^rd Series, respectively. They are located on the Law Library's basement compact shelving.

Court Rules

South Carolina Rules of Court
Online access is available through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.
South Carolina Rules of Court are published in Volume 22A of the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated. It is located on the Law Library first floor.
South Carolina Rules of Court: Federal
Online access is available through the SC Federal District Court’s website.
Print copy avialable in the Law Library under call number KFS2329 .A2.
South Carolina Rules of Court: State, Federal & KeyRules
Available in the Law Library under call number KFS2329 .A2.

Court Forms

Self Represented Litigant Simple Divorce Packet
Packet accessible online through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.
South Carolina Court Forms
Official forms for South Carolina courts are accessible online through the South Carolina Judicial Department’s website.
Court approved forms by court type (Appellate, Circuit Court- Common Pleas and General Sessions, Family, Probate, Magistrate/Municipal, and Alternative Dispute Resolution) are available to browse or retrieve by form title or ID.
United States District Court: District of South Carolina: Forms
Online access is available through the federal district court’s website.