News & Commentary

March 18, 2015. Greenville News. By Lyn Riddle. South Carolina's marriage license application has been changed to add spouse and spouse.

March 11, 2015. Columbia. Free Times. By Eva Moore.  With police violence against citizens getting more attention, the South Carolina Senate is considering a bill that would require police to wear body cameras.

March 11, 2015. Greenville News. By Michael Burns. Though he's issued them to his patrolling officers for the protection of the public and the police, Greer Police Chief Dan Reynolds, who serves as president of the South Carolina Police Chiefs Association, is not in favor of state legislation that would require all state and local law enforcement officers to wear body cameras.

March 4, 2015.  Columbia.  Free Times.  Op-ed by Victoria Middleton, Executive Director.

March 1, 2015.  Charleston. Post & Courier. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director of the ACLU of South Carolina. Wednesday’s Post and Courier story about the closing of a local prison (“State to close North Charleston prison in move to save money, boost security”) contains welcome news.

One man's quest to conquer the sidewalks with a banjo and a prayer

February 5, 1015. The Greenville News.  By Mary Troyan, Staff Writer. Republicans in South Carolina’s congressional delegation, worried about battles over religious freedom in other states, are warning colleges in the state not to interfere with campus religious groups.

January 8, 2015. Charleston. Post & Courier. By Jennifer Berry Hawes. The U.S. Supreme Court will discuss Friday whether to review a same-sex marriage case during its coming term - and finally create a precedent for the entire nation to follow.

December 23, 2014. Island Packet, Hilton Heads. By Victoria Middleton. At a recent public event on immigration reform, U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford made disappointing comments, suggesting that a guest worker program might provide legal redress for undocumented workers. The ACLU opposes merely expanding the existing guest worker program, which is riddled with civil liberties abuses. We call on our members of Congress to craft a broad path to citizenship that creates a level playing field for all eligible immigrants. Potential concerns with the "work-visa only" approach would be inadequate worker protections; the inability of guest workers to come with their family members; and the lack of promise of an eventual path to citizenship.