News & Commentary

Oct 23, 2025

Remembering Harry G. Wilkinson, a rebel with a cause

Our new legal internship program carries on the legacy of a globe-trotting civil rights lawyer and ACLU-SC board member

"Remembering Harry G. Wilkinson, Rebel with a Cause." Photo of Harry, a man in a button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up, seated on some rocks with an outcropping of flowering scrub plants.
Oct 21, 2025

Listen to our new podcast series: ICE Invades South Carolina

Hear how your neighbors are showing up to defend immigrants' rights and resist the mass deportation campaign

"While I Breathe. ICE Invades South Carolina (Parts 1 + 2)." An image of a microphone and crescent moon imitate the South Carolina state flag.
Aug 18, 2025

Meet our 2025 summer legal interns

Kaleb Phelps and Alex Lingle share some insights from the Summer Legal Internship Program and ACLU-SC Legal Internship

By Paul Bowers

"Meet our summer 2025 legal interns." Professional headshots of Kaleb and Alex in suits and ties in front of a purple-tinted image of the Columbia skyline.
Aug 04, 2025

Sheriff’s election coming up? Get the candidates’ stances on ICE collaboration

We asked Spartanburg County Sheriff candidates whether they would stay in a 287(g) agreement

By Paul Bowers

"Sheriff's Election Coming Up? Get the candidates' stances on ICE collaboration." Photo of a police officer facing away from the camera. Blue-tinted background includes blurry image of police and vehicles.
Jul 30, 2025

Listen to our new podcast on the fight over 'conversion therapy'

A medically discredited practice known as “conversion therapy” seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of LGBTQ+ people. Medical experts long ago reached the conclusion that this practice is harmful, and many of the leading founders of “ex-gay” organizations have apologized and renounced their own work in the past decade. So why are South Carolina’s most powerful politicians pushing to bring it back? 

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Jun 20, 2025

Worried that ICE took someone you know? Start searching here

Here’s how to use the ICE Locator to find information about detained family and friends

By Emerson Wiseman

"How to use the ICE Locator. Find information about friends and family."
Jun 19, 2025

Listen Now: Two podcast episodes on LGBTQ+ rights and your trans neighbors

Looking to understand the world after the Supreme Court's Skrmetti decision? Listen in.

"Listen Now: Two podcast episodes on LGBTQ+ rights and your trans neighbors." Preview images of podcast episodes from While I Breathe and At Liberty. Two microphones appear behind the text.
Jun 05, 2025

Are your local police collaborating with ICE?

The number of 287(g) ICE agreements has quintupled this year in South Carolina. Find out if your community is affected.

By Paul Bowers

"Are your local police helping ICE? The Trump administration has been quietly building a network of local collaborators to carry out its mass deportation agenda." Collage photo of a police officer facing away from the camera.
May 28, 2025

State House Dispatch: May 28, 2025 (Budget Edition)

Two state budget provisos threaten our freedoms and our local governments’ ability to fund public services

By Paul Bowers

"State House Dispatch: May 28, 2025. Special Budget Edition." Text appears over a salmon-tinted image of the South Carolina State House dome.