News & Commentary
Nov 21, 2014
Legal same-sex marriage rolls across South Carolina
November 21, 2014. Charleston. Post & Courier. By Jennifer Hawes. Same-sex marriage cascaded across South Carolina on Thursday, from Charleston out into the most conservative rural swaths of the state, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt it.
Nov 07, 2014
Make it easier to vote, not tougher
November 7, 2014. Columbia. Statehouse Report. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director - ACLU of SC. Turnout for mid-term elections is traditionally light, but there are ways to encourage more people to exercise their fundamental right to vote. Regrettably since 2006, 34 state legislatures have worked diligently to chip away at voting rights.
Oct 13, 2014
Let's not violate constitutional rights over homelessness
October 13, 2014. Charleston Currents. By Susan Dunn, Legal Director of the ACLU of SC. In his column [9/29/14: "Don't contribute to panhandling problem"], Andy Brack was wise to remind us that our treatment of the poor is important. We need solutions to the problem of homelessness that do not violate the constitutional rights of people who are poor. But police control of panhandlers raises issues larger than the criminalization of the homeless.
Oct 13, 2014
Keep kids in school and out of jail
October 13, 2014. Greenville News Online. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director. When T.L. was 16 years old, he was expelled from high school for skipping school. After leaving school, T.L. started getting into more trouble and ended up getting arrested for stealing. The judge sent him to a locked “evaluation center” in Union where he was incarcerated for weeks just to have a social worker interview him.
Oct 12, 2014
Panhandling law change in Charleston spurs growth in begging
October 12, 2014. Charleston Post & Courier. By Glenn Smith. This man, who did not want his name used, was hoping for money from drivers making the left turn from Spring Street onto Lockwood Drive on Wednesday.
Sep 15, 2014
Police take a closer look at using body cameras
September 15, 2014. Columbia, SC. WIS TV. By Mike DeSumma. For police agencies already using body cameras, many believe in the benefit of having a way to capture what happens in real time.
Aug 23, 2014
Child refugees should get due process
August 23, 2014. Charleston. Post & Courier. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director. This long, hot summer has not brought out the best in our elected officials.
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