Brett L. Stevens, Stevens Law, LLC and Bryan Caskey, of Caskey & Imgrund, LLC of Columbia, for Petitioner. Kenneth M. Mathews, of Columbia and Katherine Carruth Goode, of Winnsboro, for Respondent.

In this custody dispute, the mother challenges: (1) whether the father met his burden of proving a substantial change in circumstances occurred and (2) whether a change in custody was in the best interests of the children. The Court granted a writ of certiorari to review the court of appeals decision. Eleazer v. Hughey, Op. No. 2019-UP-178 (S.C. Ct. App. filed May 22, 2019).

Tobias G. Ward, Jr., J. Derrick Jackson, Joseph M. McCulloch, Jr. and Kathy R. Schillaci, all of Columbia, for Appellant. Thomas A. Limehouse, Jr., of Office of the Governor, of Columbia, for Respondent.

This Court certified Appellant's appeal of an order dismissing his complaint, in which he sought a declaration that he was excepted from the Governor's suspension power under Article VI, section 8, of the South Carolina Constitution because (1) as an elected member of the Columbia City Council, he was part of the legislative branch of government, and (2) his alleged offense was not one involving a crime of moral turpitude. Appellant argues the circuit court erred in finding it lacked jurisdiction to review Respondent's Executive Order suspending him from office because it is a discretionary act and review would violate the separation of powers, in finding Appellant was not a member of the legislative branch, and in failing to address Appellant's assertion that domestic violence in the second degree is not a crime of moral turpitude.

Robert T. Lyles, of Lyles & Associates, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioners-Respondents. Alan R. Belcher, Jr. and Elizabeth F. Wieters, both of Hall Booth Smith, P.C., of Mt. Pleasant and Paul Trainor, of Hall Booth Smith, P.C., of Atlanta, Georgia, for Respondent-Petitioner.

The Court granted cross-petitions for certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners' Association, Inc. v. IMK Development Co., LLC, 425 S.C. 268, 821 S.E.2d 504 (Ct. App. 2018).

Robert T. Lyles, Jr., of Lyles & Associates, LLC, of Charleston, for Petitioners-Respondents. Jason M. Imhoff, of The Ward Law Firm, of Spartanburg, for Respondents-Petitioners.

The Court granted cross-petitions for certiorari to review the court of appeals' decision in Stoneledge at Lake Keowee Owners' Association, Inc. v. IMK Development Co., LLC, 425 S.C. 276, 821 S.E.2d 509 (Ct. App. 2018).

Martin S. Driggers, Jr., Richard E. McLawhorn, Jr., and Brandon R. Gottschall, all of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A., of Hartsville. James F. Flanagan, of Columbia, all of petitioners. John E. Parker, William F. Barnes, III and John E. Parker, Jr., all of Peters, Murdaugh, Parker, Eltzroth & Detrick, P.A., all of Hampton for Respondent. A. Johnston Cox, of Gallivan, White & Boyd, of Columbia, for amicus curiae South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. C. Mitchell Brown, A. Mattison Bogan and Nicholas A. Charles, all of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, of Columbia, for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Wm. Grayson Lambert, of Burr & Forman LLP, of Columbia, for amici curiae Chambers of Commerce.

The Court granted a common law writ of certiorari to review a discovery order, directing the parties to brief (1) whether the matter involved exceptional circumstances warranting the issuance of a common law writ of certiorari; (2) whether a party must be held in contempt for failure to comply with a discovery order before an appeal may be taken to review the order; and (3) if a contempt order is not required before a discovery order may be reviewed on appeal, what limitations should be placed on the ability to immediately appeal a discovery order.

James G. Carpenter, of The Carpenter Law Firm, PC, of Greenville, for Appellants. Robert E. Tyson, Jr. and Benjamin R. Gooding, both of Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, of Columbia, Charles E. Rhodes, III, R. Patrick Flynn and Michael W. Allen, Jr., all of Pope Flynn Group, of Columbia, for Respondent. General Counsel Joshua C. Rhodes and Senior Staff Attorney John K. DeLoach, both of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae South Carolina Association of Counties.

In this direct appeal, we review the circuit court's decision to grant the County's motion for summary judgment, which found Appellants' claims were barred by the statute of limitations and declined to consider the merits of their claims challenging a county ordinance adopted pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 4-10-330 (Supp. 2019).