Supreme Court of South Carolina

David Allen Chaney, Jr., of SCLU of South Carolina, of Columbia; James G. Carpenter, of The Carpenter Law Firm, of Greenville; and Aman T. George, William B. Bardwell and Brian D. Netter, all of Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs. Agency General Counsel William David Kelly, III, of the Office of Adjutant General, of Columbia, for Defendant Adjutant Major General Robin B. Stilwell. Chief Legal Counsel William Grayson Lambert, Deputy Legal Counsel Erica Wells Shedd, Deputy Legal Counsel Tyra S. McBride, and Deputy Legal Counsel Cameron Reagan Cox, of the Office of the Governor, of Columbia, for Defendant Governor Henry Dargan McMaster. Vordman Carlisle Traywick, III and Sarah Cameron Frierson, of Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Thomas C. Alexander, in his official capacity as President of the Senate, and Amicus Curiae George Murrell Smith, Jr., in his official capacity as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Michael Gary Corley and Jessie Allison White, both of South Carolina Environmental Law Project, for Amici Curiae South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, Sierra Club, The League of Women Voters of South Carolina, Friends of Coastal South Carolina, Charleston Waterkeeper, Savannah Riverkeeper, Winyah Rivers Alliance, Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition, Congaree Riverkeeper, Coastal Expeditions, and Carolina Ocean Alliance.

Kelley D. Andrews-Edwards, of The Andrews Law Firm, LLC and Arielle Na'Rae Larsen, of Larsen Law, LLC, both of Mt. Pleasant; and Aaron Eric Edwards, of George Sink, PA, of North Charleston, all for Appellant. Thomas Christian Davis, of Harvey & Battey, PA, of Beaufort, for Respondent. Elizabeth J. Stringer, of Elizabeth J. Stringer, LLC, of Charleston, as Guardian Ad Litem

Falkner Wilkes, of Oakland, MS, for Petitioner. Attorney General Alan McCrory Wilson and Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General Mark Reynolds Farthing, of Columbia, for Respondent.

Chris Moore, of Florence and Grace Madeline Sturman, of Columbia, both of Richardson Thomas, LLC; John Preston Griffith, of Smith & Griffith, LLP, of Anderson, all for Petitioner. C. Mitchell Brown, Rachel Atkin Hedley and Allen Mattison Bogan, of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, of Columbia, for Respondent.