{"id":75324,"date":"2018-11-19T16:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T21:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=75324"},"modified":"2018-11-22T07:06:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T12:06:09","slug":"the-latest-development-in-the-highly-contentatious-court-battle-between-the-new-tec-diocese-and-the-historic-diocese-of-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=75324","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Development In the Highly Contentious Court Battle Between the new TEC Diocese and the Historic Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Judge Dickson Will Determine What the Supreme Court Opinions Mean<\/h2>\n

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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (November 19, 2018)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Today, in the Orangeburg County Courthouse the honorable Edgar W. Dickson, heard arguments from the Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Church on motions directed to the ruling of the South Carolina Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

The judge began by asking, \u201cWho thinks this case will be resolved today?\u201d When one person in the courtroom raised a hand the judge indicated he hoped they were pulling for South Carolina in their upcoming game against Clemson, and concluded, \u201cSix judges have heard this case. I\u2019m number seven. I hope that\u2019s a lucky number.\u201d<\/p>\n

While five motions are presently before the court, Judge Dickson said, \u201cthe motion I\u2019m most interested in\u201d is the issue of what he has to decide.<\/p>\n

Alan Runyan argued for the Diocese that given the lack of clarity in the five separate opinions, Judge Dickson had to first decide, what, if anything, the Supreme Court decided.\u00a0The slide presentation summarizing his argument may be found here<\/a>. Mr Runyan noted at the beginning of his argument\u00a0 that the last statements by half the Supreme Court were that \u201cWe have given little to no coherent guidance in this case\u201d and \u201cThe Court\u2019s collective opinions give rise to great uncertainty\u201d in \u201cthis matter of great importance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Tisdale, counsel for TECSC and Mary Kostel, Counsel for TEC, presented their arguments which essentially repeated their prior assertions that \u201cthe decision has been made,\u201d by the South Carolina Supreme Court, and all that was left was enforcement of the results.<\/p>\n

It was obvious that Judge Dickson had problems with the argument that it is clear what the Supreme Court decided.<\/p>\n

Addressing Mr. Tisdale, he asked, \u201cHow many times have you seen a Supreme Court decision with five separate opinions?\u201d Mr. Tisdale acknowledged that it had never happened in the history of the court.<\/p>\n

When counsel for TEC continued to assert that the result was clear, the judge replied,\u00a0 \u201cLike through a glass darkly.\u201d<\/p>\n

In commenting on the present ruling he observed, \u201cUsually when I get something remitted it\u2019s clear what I\u2019m supposed to do.\u201d In this case, however, interpreting the Supreme Court ruling will entail \u201ctrying to ferret out what they meant.\u201d<\/p>\n

In concluding he observed, \u201cI have to decide and whatever is decided will be appealed by one side or the other.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Judge indicated he would be sending follow up questions by email for both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Judge Dickson Will Determine What the Supreme Court Opinions Mean ORANGEBURG, S.C. (November 19, 2018)\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Today, in the Orangeburg County Courthouse the honorable Edgar W. Dickson, heard arguments from the Diocese of South Carolina and the Episcopal Church on motions directed…<\/span><\/p>\n

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