After public outcry, an emergency lawsuit in state court, and the threat of additional federal litigation, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) finally fixed a policy that prevented close to 2,000 young, first-time voters from participating in
COLUMBIA — PEN America and the ACLU of South Carolina raised alarm today over the potential banning of 10 more books statewide in S.C. public schools on April 1.
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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH – When North Myrtle Beach officials were considering an ordinance in fall 2021 that would set volume limits on music based on lyrical content, the ACLU of South Carolina sent a letter warning them that they were about to violate the First Amendment rights of South Carolinians.
Today the South Carolina Department of Education’s Instructional Materials Review Committee voted to remove 10 books from all K-12 public school libraries and classroom collections. The State Board of Education will take a final vote on this recommendation at its April 1 meeting.
COLUMBIA – In a new legal filing, the League of Women Voters of South Carolina — represented by the ACLU of South Carolina and the ACLU — urges the State Supreme Court to uphold South Carolinians’ right to a functional representative democracy and to reject pol