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.
On March 26, 2025, local library patrons sued officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)...
The ACLU of South Carolina is asking a federal court to remove a shroud of secrecy around South Carolina’s death penalty.
The new federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the 2023 secrecy...
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...
S.C. lawmakers passed a law that prohibits doctors from providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth as well as many transgender adults. We're proud to defend the rights of trans South...
