Press Releases

South Carolina Has One of the Highest Eviction Rates in the Country, and Renters Face Evictions Without Legal Representation

New Report Shows Significant Economic Benefit of Passing Eviction Right to Counsel Legislation
Issue Areas: Housing Justice

Black Voters Urge Supreme Court to Affirm Win in SC Redistricting Case

The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of South Carolina, and Arnold & Porter filed a motion in the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a federal court’s ruling that SC’s Congressional District 1 was a racial gerrymander and designed with discriminatory purpose.

Fourth Circuit Rules SC Laws Allowing Students to be Criminally Charged Were Unconstitutional

SC K-12 students can not be charged with disorderly conduct in school, and previously charged students' records are to be expunged
Issue Areas: Juvenile Justice
Court Cases: Kenny v. Wilson

Free Speech Advocates Criticize Passage of Classroom Censorship Bills in SC House

Today the South Carolina House of Representatives passed H. 3728, which will censor educators and prevent them from teaching about past and present race and gender inequalities.
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Free Speech Advocates Demand Lawmakers Allow Citizen Participation

Advocates say constituents are being silenced and excluded from legislative process
Issue Areas: Free Speech

Federal Judge Rules That A Ban On Automated Data Collection Could Violate the First Amendment

A federal judge in South Carolina ruled that a case to lift the categorical ban on automated data collection of online court records – known as "scraping" – can move forward.

Federal Court Rules South Carolina's Congressional Map Is Gerrymandered

A federal court today ordered South Carolina to redraw its 2021 enacted congressional map, ruling that a district anchored in Charleston County is a racial gerrymander.

After More Than Five Years of Litigation, Lexington County Agrees to Dramatically Increase Funding for Indigent Defense

After years of recalcitrance, the Lexington County Council voted to approve a settlement agreement that will dramatically improve the quality and availability of public defense services.