We litigate when doing so is the most effective way to advance a civil liberties concern. We file lawsuits that will have an impact on people’s rights by setting a legal precedent or affecting the policies and actions of public officials. We file amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs addressing civil liberties issues in cases initiated by others. Our legal work is pro bono: we never charge for our services.
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles and State Election Commission unlawfully denied voter registration opportunities to South Carolinians who will have reached the legal voting...
In May 2024, South Carolina lawmakers passed House Bill 4624, which prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth as well as many transgender adults. They passed the bill...
Every 10 years, South Carolina state lawmakers are tasked with redrawing the lines for congressional districts based on census data. Following the 2020 Census, lawmakers violated the South Carolina...
The South Carolina Department of Corrections enforces a total ban on news media interviews with incarcerated people. We are suing to challenge that policy, seeking emergency relief to allow the ACLU of...
Paul Osmundson, a local news editor for The State newspaper in Columbia, submitted a request in May 2021 for public records from School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties. Two months...