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Feb 3, 2025

What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note.

A note from ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum
A note from ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum
"What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note." Photo of Executive Director Jace Woodrum, a white man with short facial hair and thick rimmed glasses, speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol. The ACLU-SC logo is at bottom right.
"What starts in the South doesn't stay here. Funders should take note." Photo of Executive Director Jace Woodrum, a white man with short facial hair and thick rimmed glasses, speaking in front of the U.S. Capitol. The ACLU-SC logo is at bottom right.
Jan 31, 2025

A plea for Marion Bowman's life

Criminal Justice
We joined South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty delivering petitions to the governor. These are our comments.
We joined South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty delivering petitions to the governor. These are our comments.
Petitioners, including a white woman in minister's garments and a Black man in a dress shirt, deliver petitions at a desk in the State House lobby.
Petitioners, including a white woman in minister's garments and a Black man in a dress shirt, deliver petitions at a desk in the State House lobby.
Jan 28, 2025

State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025

LGBTQ Rights
It's Project 2025, but local. We need your help fighting back.
It's Project 2025, but local. We need your help fighting back.
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow and blue stylized image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 28, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over a yellow and blue stylized image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Jan 21, 2025

State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025

Juvenile Justice
This week under the copper dome: Inauguration, private school vouchers, and a juvenile justice emergency
This week under the copper dome: Inauguration, private school vouchers, and a juvenile justice emergency
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over an image of the South Carolina State House dome.
"State House Dispatch: Jan. 21, 2025. This Week Under the Copper Dome." Text appears over an image of the South Carolina State House dome.
Jan 15, 2025

The legislature is back. Get ready with us.

We sifted through every pre-filed bill for this session in the State House. Here’s what we found.
We sifted through every pre-filed bill for this session in the State House. Here’s what we found.
"The legislature is back. Get ready with us." Text is overlaid on an aerial-view photo of people milling around in the State House lobby.
"The legislature is back. Get ready with us." Text is overlaid on an aerial-view photo of people milling around in the State House lobby.
Jan 8, 2025

The ugly truth about school vouchers

Religious Liberty
6 reasons why South Carolina can't afford to throw away money on private schools
6 reasons why South Carolina can't afford to throw away money on private schools
"The ugly truth about school vouchers." Text appears over a photo of an abandoned and damaged classroom.
"The ugly truth about school vouchers." Text appears over a photo of an abandoned and damaged classroom.