News & Commentary

Thank you for attending the 50th Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, September 27, 2018!  We had a wonderful time celebrating the last 50 years, and we look forward to 50 more with you!

We partnered with Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the South Carolina Progressive Network to send a letter to the South Carolina Election Commission asking for the voter registration deadline to be extended.  Hurricane Florence made landfall on the coast of North Carolina Friday, September 14.  The unprecedented amount of rain the hurricane brought to the region, however, is forcing communities down-river in South Carolina to evacuate or limit travel as late as September 25.  This disruption to normal activities can have significant impact on voter registration, and extending the deadline to allow everyone to register is not too much to ask.

The deadline prison riot at Lee Correctional prompted the strike.

Two Lowcountry municipal courts are going to have to defend allegations that they unconstitutionally incarcerated numerous indigent defendants without providing counsel, a federal judge has ruled.

A lawsuit challenging the vague wording of South Carolina's "disturbing schools" law, which for years topped the list of criminal charges against students, will have another chance thanks to a federal appeals court ruling.

Earlier this year, ACLU attorney Lee Rowland spoke at TedX Reno to debunk some common misconceptions about free speech. Below is an edited version of her talk.

While the Slager case is a victory, it is not a solution.

The sentence tells us that this is taken seriously, and maybe some people won't think it's justice, but looked at in the universe of police shootings, with officers so rarely charged, it is significant.

Executive director says violence and guns at Charlottesville rally spurred new stance.