News & Commentary

April 28, 2014. Charleston, SC. Post & Courier. Letter to the Editor by Victoria Middleton. David Slade's article on juvenile detention ("Juvenile Justice System Fails to Educate," April 16) exposes the shortcomings of our juvenile detention centers in our state. Instead of faulting the Department of Juvenile Justice education facilities, however, we should ask how we can do a better job of keeping kids out of the juvenile justice system in the first place - which means keeping them in school and addressing discipline issues in ways that have proven successful in other states

April 28, 2014. Columbia. Charleston Post & Courier. By Andrew C. Smith, AP. A House budget proposal to cut $70,000 from two South Carolina universities for assigning gay-themed books to freshmen might not get much of a reception in the Senate.

March 14, 2014. SC Radio Network. By Matt Long. A South Carolina Senate panel on Thursday advanced legislation that would require physicians who perform abortions to be board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, as well as having privileges to admit patients to nearby hospitals.

Womb warriors

March 11, 2014. Summerville. Charleston Post & Courier. Summerville Public Safety Director Bruce Owens wants to toughen the existing town law against loitering, to give police "legal footing" to enforce it on private properties, he told Town Council at a committee meeting Monday. The American Civil Liberties Union's South Carolina office has concerns with how a proposed amendment intends to do that.

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press March 3, 2014

February 24, 2014. Channel 7/WSPA. By Chris Abbotts. South Carolina is holding on to information gathered from license plate scanners for three years, a time frame some civil libertarians say is too long.

February 10, 2014. Charleston. ABC News 4. By Gregory Woods. A bill proposed by state lawmakers would set the limit in which a pregnant woman can have an abortion at 19 weeks.

February 5, 2014. Columbia. Free Times. By Porter Barron, Jr. -- Last month, thanks to the S.C House of Representatives, the Palmetto State joined more than 40 states trying to restrict the use of drones by state and local law enforcement agencies, arguing drone technology has outpaced laws governing their use and threatens basic privacy rights.