Pride Month is HERE!

Happy Pride Month! It's a great time to celebrate – and take action to support the rights of South Carolina's LGBTQ+ community.

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Make a Difference: Become a Poll Monitor

The South Carolina primary elections are here! Early voting started on Tuesday and continues to Friday, June 10 at 5 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, June 14.

Poll Monitoring June 2022

The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.

Protesters holding signs depicting George Floyd.

From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End

Our institutions and our country must live up to our American ideals and values, and stop the cycle of profiling and discrimination.

Woman holds a sign stating “Stop AAPI Hate.”

Legislative Session Wrap-Up

The South Carolina General Assembly has finished its regular session. Along with partners, we fought dozens of bills designed to undermine the constitutional rights of South Carolinians.

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Impending Threat of Abortion Criminalization Brings New Urgency to the Fight for Digital Privacy

As the Supreme Court nears a ruling that could allow abortion to be criminalized by politicians, privacy activists and lawmakers must shift our approach in the states.

A protest sign that reads “My Body, My Business.”

Six Ways You Can Join the Fight for Abortion Rights

This is a perilous moment for our rights, but there are still ways to take action to support and protect abortion rights

Protesters at an abortion rights rally in Washington DC.

Abortion is Still Legal - We're Fighting to Keep it That Way

Abortion is legal in South Carolina. We are asking you to support our great partners, including Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which has continued to support reproductive rights for thousands of South Carolinians. 

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Status on the Execution of Richard Moore

There was a temporary stay issued by the South Carolina Supreme Court that halted that execution, but the execution is still possible. We and our partners are still fighting to stop the execution entirely – we don't believe in inhumane state-sanctioned murder.

ACLU of South Carolina Interim Executive Director Karen Culbreath on April 27 in Columbia. Image by WCIW.