Which source includes the opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals?

Which source includes the opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals?

• A. SC Code of Laws Annotated
• B. US Supreme Court opinions
• C. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinions
• D. Opinions of the SC Supreme Court and SC Supreme Court of Appeals

Answer: (D)

You’re being tested on where to find authoritative case law from a state’s own courts. The source that lists the opinions of the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals is the one that directly references those two state courts’ opinions. The other options point to statutes (the Code of Laws Annotated) or to opinions from courts that are outside the state’s own system (the US Supreme Court and a federal circuit court). Since the question asks for opinions from South Carolina’s highest and intermediate appellate courts, only the option naming those two state courts provides the relevant collection of their decisions.

You’re being tested on where to find authoritative case law from a state’s own courts. The source that lists the opinions of the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals is the one that directly references those two state courts’ opinions. The other options point to statutes (the Code of Laws Annotated) or to opinions from courts that are outside the state’s own system (the US Supreme Court and a federal circuit court). Since the question asks for opinions from South Carolina’s highest and intermediate appellate courts, only the option naming those two state courts provides the relevant collection of their decisions.