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In abortion ban challenge, ACLU-SC calls for plain reading of the law

COLUMBIA – As South Carolina continues to enforce an extreme and dangerous ban on most abortions, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of South Carolina have submitted a brief to the State Supreme Court insisting on a straightforward reading of the text of the law. 

October 3, 2024

ACLU-SC renews call for abolition of death penalty 

On July 31, the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled to allow the state to execute incarcerated people by electrocution, firing squad, or lethal injection. The ACLU of South Carolina opposes the death penalty and urges state lawmakers to abolish the practice regardless of method. 

July 31, 2024 Criminal Justice