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ACLU of South Carolina Files Federal Lawsuit Against North Myrtle Beach For Violating Free Speech And Expression With Noise Ordinance
The lawsuit alleges that the City’s noise ordinance is an unconstitutional violation of free speech, criminalizes vast swaths of protected speech, and is so vague that it promotes discriminatory enforcement.
ACLU of South Carolina Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
Today’s Supreme Court final ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overruling Roe v. Wade (Roe) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, amounts to an assault on the rights of women, effectively relegating them to second-class status.
South Carolina Speaker of the House Agrees To New Redistricting Maps Following Civil Rights Legal Challenge
There's agreement to introduce and encourage enactment of a bill that would adjust South Carolina state House district lines for Black voters, lawsuit against the House reapportionment plan could continue
Children in Custody at South Carolina Juvenile Justice Centers Held in Nightmarish Conditions, New Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit filed April 26, 2022 alleges horrific living conditions for the more than 250 children detained by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
ACLU of South Carolina Wins Settlement Over Individuals Wrongly Placed on State’s Sex Offender Registry
Attorney General, SLED agree to remove individuals unjustly published as sex offenders since 2003.