ACLU and ACLU of South Carolina Sound Alarm on Sweeping New Book Ban Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina regulation that would enable mass censorship of books in school classrooms and libraries is set for automatic approval tomorrow, June 25th.
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Ellen Weaver wants to axe African American Studies. We won’t sit silently.
COLUMBIA – Civil rights leaders, teachers, students, and other concerned citizens are condemning the decision by Superintendent Ellen Weaver’s S.C.
SCOTUS Rules Against SC’s Black Voters, Allows Racially Discriminatory Maps to Stand
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Unanimous Post-Trial Decision and Long-Settled Precedent, Allows South Carolina’s Racially Discriminatory Congressional Map to Stand
No matter what the governor says, trans youth belong here.
On May 21, 2024, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed House Bill 4624, which bans medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth.
S.C. Senate votes for dangerous and discriminatory ban on essential care for transgender youth
The South Carolina Senate discarded the testimony of the leading medical experts, transgender South Carolinians, and the families of trans youth today, voting to pass a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth (House Bill 4624).
ACLU-SC calls on college and university presidents to protect free speech and academic freedom
The ACLU of South Carolina urges the state’s institutions of higher education to uphold the free speech rights of students, faculty, and staff members during protest actions.