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Oct 12, 2021

Federal District Court Strikes Down “Disturbing Schools” Law Previously Used to Criminalize Students

VICTORY! A district court in South Carolina is preventing schools and law enforcement from criminalizing elementary and secondary school students under the state’s disorderly conduct law.
VICTORY! A district court in South Carolina is preventing schools and law enforcement from criminalizing elementary and secondary school students under the state’s disorderly conduct law.
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Black image with white text reading "Campaign for Safe and Just Communities. It's Time to Rethink Public Safety in South Carolina." White ACLU SC logo in bottom right corner.
Sep 28, 2021

Federal Court Blocks South Carolina’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools

Today a federal district court today blocked South Carolina's ban on mask mandates in schools.
Today a federal district court today blocked South Carolina's ban on mask mandates in schools.
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Sep 22, 2021

ACLU of SC Demands Independent Investigation into Violent Police Response to Protest in Charleston

On July 27, 2021 we witnessed the Charleston Police Department (CPD) engage in police violence against community members peacefully protesting near Marion Square.
On July 27, 2021 we witnessed the Charleston Police Department (CPD) engage in police violence against community members peacefully protesting near Marion Square.
Black image with white text reading "Campaign for Safe and Just Communities. It's Time to Rethink Public Safety in South Carolina." White ACLU SC logo in bottom right corner.
Black image with white text reading "Campaign for Safe and Just Communities. It's Time to Rethink Public Safety in South Carolina." White ACLU SC logo in bottom right corner.
Aug 24, 2021

Disability Rights Groups Challenge South Carolina Ban on School Mask Mandates

Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a South Carolina law that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates in schools.
Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a South Carolina law that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates in schools.
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Jul 29, 2021

Rights Groups Announce Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging the Spartanburg County Detention Center’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19

We, along with the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, Root & Rebound, Wyche, P.A., and Disability Rights South Carolina (formerly known as Protection and Advocacy for People with...

We, along with the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, Root & Rebound, Wyche, P.A., and Disability Rights South Carolina (formerly known as Protection and Advocacy for People with...

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Jul 19, 2021

New ACLU of South Carolina Report Documents the Human and Fiscal Costs of South Carolina’s Draconian Sentencing Laws and Broken Prison System

For half a century South Carolina has embraced draconian sentencing laws that have destroyed lives and communities and contributed to the explosive growth of both jail and prison populations. It doesn’t have...
For half a century South Carolina has embraced draconian sentencing laws that have destroyed lives and communities and contributed to the explosive growth of both jail and prison populations. It doesn’t have...
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