News & Commentary
Sep 17, 2013
Constitution Day is a chance to learn liberty’s lessons
September 17, 2013. Charleston. Post & Courier. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director of the ACLU of SC. Surveys show that distressingly few people in America are able to answer basic questions about the U.S. Constitution, such as naming the three branches of government or listing their First Amendment rights.
Sep 14, 2013
Treat fellow citizens fairly
September 18, 2013. The State Newspaper. Columbia. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director. Marriage is not about the wedding. Marriage (as anyone knows who has attempted it) involves shared values: love, but also commitment and the lifelong promise to take care of the one you love. Marriage is a basic freedom that should not be denied to anyone. And a nationwide patchwork of laws, which is what the United States looks like following court rulings striking down marriage bans, unfairly limits the freedom of many people in our state.
Sep 06, 2013
Don’t focus on enforcement in immigration reform debate
By Victoria Middleton — Special to The Herald
Sep 02, 2013
Broken immigration system
September 2, 2013. Spartanburg Herald Journal. By Victoria Middleton, Executive Director, ACLU of South Carolina. It is widely known that our country’s immigration system is broken. The status quo — which keeps millions of aspiring Americans in the shadows and in legal limbo — does not meet the needs of South Carolina business, does not promote public safety in our communities, and certainly does not respect our cherished civil liberties.
Aug 10, 2013
Supporters of medical marijuana continue to fight
August 10, 2013. Charleston, SC. News 2. By Cuthbert Langley. CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent has switched his opinion on medical marijuana.
Aug 01, 2013
Protect the right to vote
August 1, 2013. Charleston, SC. Post & Courier. By Joanne Day and Victoria Middleton. We write to correct inaccuracies in the July 26 story “States voting rights challenged.”
Jul 18, 2013
With cameras watching, your car isn’t your castle
WASHINGTON AP — You can drive, but you can’t hide.
Jun 28, 2013
Only constitutional amendment could change S.C. marriage law, senator says
June 28, 2013. Greenville News. Don't look for changes any time soon in South Carolina's marriage law, even with a Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar federal law, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says.
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