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June 26, 2012From the Charleston Post and Courier

In recent months, the Catholic Church’s push to protect “religious freedom” has intensified. The spark that ignited this latest debate was the Obama administration’s requireme

The Supreme Court ruled today that the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA), which reduced the disparity in federal sentencing between crack and powder cocaine, applies to people whose offenses pre-date the law but who were sentenced after its passage. Read the opinion here.

A contentious proposal that would give tax breaks to South Carolina families with kids in private schools might be dead this year — but this session’s battle has advanced the issue further than ever in what advocates contend is a long war. The legislative session is almost over, and other issues like the

The state ACLU has intervened in the voter ID lawsuit South Carolina v. Holder, claiming that requiring photo ID places an unnecessary burden on voters, primarily African Americans, elderly and low-income residents.

June 6, 2012 - NEW YORK – A federal judge ruled today that a critical section of the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) unconstitutionally discriminates against married same-sex couples. Today’s decision joins four other federal courts that have struck down DOMA under the Constitution.

April 25, 2012. The Post and Courier. Charleston SC. Legislation that would provide a road map to citizenship for an estimated 11 million Americans here illegally was endorsed Wednesday by local progressive groups.

October 26, 2010. Charleston Post & Courier. A new state immigration unit is working largely in secret, avoiding public oversight and refusing to release information about the work it does.

By Jonathan McFadden