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
COLUMBIA – The American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina has filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to remove a shroud of secrecy around South Carolina’s death penalty.
Sofia Cano is struggling.
The South Carolina General Assembly Legislative Audit Council (LAC) has issued a disturbing update to its audit of conditions in the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice.
The following statement is from Allen Chaney, Legal Director for the ACLU of South Carolina: