News & Commentary

Keep tabs on state legislative attacks against LGBTQ people with the ACLU's nationwide tracking system.

We’re poised to fight back against state legislative efforts to control our bodies and limit access to essential health care.

US District Court ruled that South Carolina’s first congressional district is racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the state’s six week abortion ban, ruling in favor of the Plaintiff in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. South Carolina.

It seems to be a new trend among our elected policymakers — take books off shelves, ask questions later — or never. What we must remind them is that this is unconstitutional.

At the ACLU of SC, we're making sure election commissions are following policies that protect the voting rights and the freedom of speech of all South Carolinians.

South Carolina has taken center stage in the fight to protect our constitutional right to access abortion. While state senators debated a near total ban on abortion, our friends at  Planned Parentood South Atlantic argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court to protect our rights.

Last month, I started as the new executive director at the ACLU of South Carolina – a dream opportunity for me. I felt called to this work and this organization at this moment as our democracy is threatened like never before.

“Banned Books Week” celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools.