ACLU of South Carolina@ACLU_SC

Defending and advancing civil liberties in the Palmetto State since 1968.

 Columbia, South Carolina
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Joined August 2011
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The First Amendment still applies in Ridge Spring, whether Police Chief Terry Logan likes it or not. wrdw.com/2026/09/23/ridge-sp…
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Now accepting applications for two paid legal internships in summer 2027. Deadline is November 22. Learn more and hear from our most recent interns about their experience working with the ACLU-SC: aclusc.org/news/meet-our-202…
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Quote from Alexis Lefft, 2026 Summer Legal Internship Program intern: The team at the ACLU-SC is kind-spirited, passionate, and reflective of the vast diversity of South Carolina

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Our legal director Allen Chaney weighs in:
Chaney said the exchange raises broader concerns about automated license plate readers. “If we can’t trust local law enforcement to know basic First Amendment rights, how can we trust them with the keys to an all-seeing, all-knowing surveillance system?” Chaney said.

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South Carolina police chief threatened to arrest a resident for saying a swear word in a Facebook comment critical of Flock wrdw.com/2026/09/23/ridge-sp…
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We're hiring for the new position of Operations Director. This person will maintain the day-to-day operations of our organization, including HR, risk management, and IT functions. Deadline is 10/30, but early applications are encouraged. aclusc.org/jobs/operations-d…
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We sent a questionnaire to every South Carolina House candidate with topics including reproductive rights, immigrants’ rights, voting rights, and more. You can find the candidates’ responses (and non-responses) at aclusc.org/2026candidatesurv… .
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Law students: We are now accepting applications for two paid legal interns to join us in summer 2027. Visit our Careers & Internships page to learn more about the Wilkinson Legal Internship and Southern Legal Internship Program (SLIP). aclusc.org/jobs/
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Read the research the feds don't want you to believe. We don't have to let the mass deportation machine keep destroying our economy. aclu.org/press-releases/new-…
Among the report’s key findings: Immigration enforcement enables workplace exploitation. The federal government now spends 91 times more on immigration enforcement than on labor-standards enforcement, which leaves workplaces more dangerous and enables employers to violate wage, safety, and overtime laws while crushing worker organizing. More than a quarter of workers in low-wage industries report minimum-wage violations. While these abuses are highest among immigrant workers, they are widespread enough to suppress pay and standards for all workers in those industries, regardless of immigration status. Immigration raids stunt business activity and revenue creation. Immigration raids and enforcement surges have terrified people from going to work, shopping, dining out, and participating in their communities. The report cites an estimated 8.1 billion fewer visits to businesses and between $3 billion and $14 billion in lost annual spending. For example, Minnesota businesses lost $10–$20 mi

ALT Among the report’s key findings: Immigration enforcement enables workplace exploitation. The federal government now spends 91 times more on immigration enforcement than on labor-standards enforcement, which leaves workplaces more dangerous and enables employers to violate wage, safety, and overtime laws while crushing worker organizing. More than a quarter of workers in low-wage industries report minimum-wage violations. While these abuses are highest among immigrant workers, they are widespread enough to suppress pay and standards for all workers in those industries, regardless of immigration status. Immigration raids stunt business activity and revenue creation. Immigration raids and enforcement surges have terrified people from going to work, shopping, dining out, and participating in their communities. The report cites an estimated 8.1 billion fewer visits to businesses and between $3 billion and $14 billion in lost annual spending. For example, Minnesota businesses lost $10–$20 mi

Homeland Security
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Sep 17
The ACLU wants the country to believe that enforcing immigration law makes Americans poorer. That is a globalist lie dressed up as economics. A nation that will not control who enters its labor market, its housing stock, and its public treasury is not running an economy for its own people. Illegal immigration is a labor-supply shock aimed at the bottom. When millions of people come here illegally to compete —the workers who lose are the Americans with the least bargaining power. A smaller illegal population means a smaller workforce and fewer households. Calling that “job destruction for Americans” is like calling a smaller city a recession. Studies consistently show that illegal aliens are a net federal burden, with the net annual cost of illegal immigration around $151 billion after taxes paid.   This report waves construction crews around like a matador in a bullfight and ignores the American citizens bidding for apartments and homes. Extra households in a tight market raise rents. This country exists to raise the condition of its own people. An immigration system that suppresses pay at the bottom, loads local budgets, bids up rents, and then demands amnesty as “the affordability agenda” is not confused, it is on the other side.
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We were in court in the 4th Circuit again Monday in our long-running lawsuit demanding safe and rehabilitative conditions for children in the SC Department of Juvenile Justice. Learn more about the case here: aclusc.org/cases/sc-naacp-v-…

SC NAACP v. SC Department of Juvenile Justice - ACLU of South Carolina

Under the care of the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), South Carolina children live in overcrowded and understaffed facilities, under threat of rampant uncontrolled violence from staff and...

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Monday's arguments had to do with procedural questions. As reported in Courthouse News Service, one of the circuit judges said, “You’re talking about the dispossessed and the disinherited. How do they get justice?” Read more here: courthousenews.com/fourth-ci…

Fourth Circuit revisits South Carolina juvenile justice case

Civil rights groups argue they had standing to challenge conditions at South Carolina's juvenile detention centers on behalf of their members.

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Our legal director: “Hundreds of South Carolina guardsmen spent the better part of this year in Washington, D.C., not repelling an invasion, putting down a riot or quelling a tumult but picking up trash, spreading mulch and patrolling subway platforms." scdailygazette.com/2026/09/1…

SC Supreme Court to decide if governor overstepped sending National Guard to DC • SC Daily Gazette

Watchdog nonprofits argued Gov. Henry McMaster's deployment went beyond his powers in state law, but his attorneys disagreed.

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Oral arguments begin at 10 am in our case challenging the governor's misuse of the National Guard under state law. Livestream available here: scetv.org/live/supreme-court…
ACLU of South Carolina@ACLU_SC
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Tuesday 9/15 at 10 am, we'll be in court arguing that Gov. Henry McMaster's repeated deployment of National Guard troops to Washington D.C. violates the state constitution. abcnews4.com/news/local/msc-…
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The governor's lawyer is claiming that our plaintiffs lack standing to file this case. He is raising the question of "public interest standing." Numerous organizations filed an amicus brief addressing this. aclusc.org/cases/scpif-v-mcm…
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Meanwhile, on the National Mall ...
Nick Reynolds@IAmNickReynolds
Sep 15
Replying to @IAmNickReynolds
Finally heard back from the National Guard this morning and there are about 30 guardsmen in Washington D.C. currently, all of whom are currently posted in and around the National Mall. Chaney argues that the below statutory conditions have not been met on the National Mall.
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Nick Reynolds@IAmNickReynolds
Sep 15
Arguments have begun about a half-hour after the scheduled start. "Hundreds of South Carolina guardsmen spent the better part of this year in Washington D.C. not repelling an invasion or putting down a riot, but picking up trash," the ACLU's Allen Chaney starts.
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Sep 15
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Livestream here: scetv.org/live/supreme-court…
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Tuesday 9/15 at 10 am, we'll be in court arguing that Gov. Henry McMaster's repeated deployment of National Guard troops to Washington D.C. violates the state constitution. abcnews4.com/news/local/msc-…

SC Supreme Court to hear challenge to McMaster's National Guard deployments to D.C.

The South Carolina Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging Gov. Henry McMaster's repeated deployment of troops to D.C

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The plaintiffs, Navy veteran James Weninger and the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation (SCPIF), are asking the State Supreme Court to stop the deployment and bring the troops home from this blatant act of political theater. More about the case here: aclusc.org/cases/scpif-v-mcm…

SC Public Interest Foundation v. McMaster - ACLU of South Carolina

Twice in 2025, at the request of President Donald Trump, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered hundreds of South Carolina National Guard members to deploy to Washington D.C. While the...

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In a unique program to promote accessibility, Tuesday's State Supreme Court arguments will take place in Clemson University's Brooks Center. A video livestream will also be available via SCETV on Tuesday at 10 am scetv.org/live/supreme-court…

Supreme Court of South Carolina | South Carolina ETV

Click here to view the video in your local VLC player.To view archived court cases, visit the Supreme Court Video Portal. The summary below each case is prepared to offer lawyers and the public a...

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