Voting for the Special Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate starts soon. Swipe through to learn about early voting, the special primary date, and who is eligible to vote.

As we warned when South Carolina lawmakers established a private school voucher program in 2025, the state is now funding schools that discriminate on the basis of disability, sexual orientation, and religion. We should demand better for our children. www.propublica.org/article/priv...

A culture of abuse and broken accountability is festering in the Trump administration's super-sized deportation force. Read more in the new report, "Agents of Chaos and Cruelty." www.aclu.org/publications...

Agents of Chaos and Cruelty: How the Trump Administration's National Deportation Policing Force Has Attacked American Communities | American Civil Liberties Union

This ACLU research report, Agents of Chaos and Cruelty, documents widespread civil rights violations carried out by immigration agents during the first year of President Trump’s second term. The repor...

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This is a great film about young people who got together to protect freedom of reading. A local fight with implications for the state and nation. We can learn a lot from their organizing and advocacy. Because there is still much work to do.

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Charleston friends: Join us this Saturday, July 18, 12:30 pm at the Keith Summey Library for a free screening of an award-winning documentary about South Carolina students and families resisting censorship.

During aggressive immigration enforcement in South Carolina, it is more important than ever to understand how these agencies work. Know your rights: https://www.aclusc.org/news/immigration-enforcement-in-south-carolina-what-you-need-to-know/

Charleston friends: Join us this Saturday, July 18, 12:30 pm at the Keith Summey Library for a free screening of an award-winning documentary about South Carolina students and families resisting censorship.

South Carolinians stopped some of the worst bills from becoming law. Here is the work we have done by the numbers. You can read more in our most recent blog post. https://www.aclusc.org/news/statehouse-dispatch-review-np/

Surveillance companies like Flock want to track your every movement and log it in a national database. This is an attack on our privacy and a threat to our freedom. www.wltx.com/article/news...

Update on our case challenging anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the Greenville County Library: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to hear an appeal from the library system. A date for oral arguments has not been set.

O.R. v. Greenville County - ACLU of South Carolina

On March 26, 2025, local library patrons sued officials in South Carolina’s most populous county for systematically purging literature by and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT...

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Dissent is patriotic. 🇺🇸

Traveling? Check out WHILE I BREATHE, available on all podcast platforms. Featuring interviews about the redistricting fight, radical Reconstruction history, and the role of religion in our politics. Find it here: https://www.aclusc.org/podcast-page/

It's been an ugly legislative session in South Carolina. Lawmakers attacked the rights of women, students, immigrants, LGBTQ people, Black voters, and voters in general. But you know what? We fought back, and we won more than we lost. Let's review: www.aclusc.org/news/stateho...

Statehouse Dispatch: Session in Review - ACLU of South Carolina

We stopped some of the worst bills in their tracks. The work isn't finished.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled that states can ban transgender girls from school sports. This is a devastating ruling for trans students across the country who simply want the freedom to play with their friends.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s executive order attempting to overturn birthright citizenship. This historic decision reaffirms that the Constitution — not the president — defines who gets to be a citizen.

It's runoff day! If you voted in one party’s primary, you can only vote in that party's runoff. If you didn’t vote in the primary, you can still vote in the runoff. Go to scvotes.gov to find your polling location and a sample ballot. And go vote!

South Carolinians saw straight through politicians' plan to rig election maps — and we shut them down. How did we do it? And how do we prepare for the next round of map-rigging in 2027? We get into it on the While I Breathe podcast: https://www.aclusc.org/podcast/episode-23-dont-rig-our-maps/

Two months after the end of the Civil War, Union troops went to Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to free over 250,000 enslaved people and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. On Juneteenth, we recognize the vital work we must do as a country to preserve and advance Black liberation.

LGBTQ+ people have always and will always belong in the South, regardless of what happens inside the statehouse. Keep showing up and showing out with pride every day here in South Carolina! We see you, and we won’t stop fighting for you.

Independientemente de su estatus migratorio, sus derechos están garantizados por la Constitución de los Estados Unidos. Deslice para aprender cómo reducir sus posibilidades de interactuar con ICE y sobre los derechos que tiene independientemente de su estatus.

Independentemente do seu status imigratório, você tem direitos garantidos pela Constituição dos Estados Unidos. Deslize para saber como reduzir suas chances de interação com o ICE e sobre os direitos que você possui, independentemente do seu status.

Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the United States Constitution. Swipe through to learn how to reduce your chances of interacting with ICE and about the rights you have regardless of status.

June 9th is South Carolina's Primary Election. If you have not voted yet, find your polling location, make a plan, and bring a friend. Swipe through to review your voting rights and who to call if you experience any issues.

Immigration enforcement continues to ramp up in South Carolina in collaboration with local law enforcement. Read our latest blog post on what we know about ICE in our communities. www.aclusc.org/scice

From ACLU-SC Executive Director Jace Woodrum: "South Carolinians are fearful today following a workplace raid in Abbeville. While the politicians trumpeting this raid have given the public very few details, we know that 48 workers are now facing immigration charges...

It's the South Carolina Primaries and voters are breaking records making their voices heard! As a reminder, early voting ends June 5th and election day is June 9th. Make sure you have a voting plan and encourage friends and family to join you. Visit scvotes.gov to find your polling location.

South Carolinians stopped a plan to redraw Congressional district maps during a primary election. This victory belongs to all South Carolinians who called, testified, wrote, rallied, and voted. Read more about how we did it: https://www.aclusc.org/news/heres-how-we-stopped-the-map-rigging-plan/

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BREAKING: South Carolina lawmakers have rejected a proposal to rig election maps. You did this. You protested, you called, you voted. Our lawmakers listened.

See y'all at the Statehouse. Thursday, 5/21, Noon, South Grounds.

ACLU of South Carolina@aclusc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The fight against redistricting continues as legislators are called back by the governor for a special session. Join us for a rally this Thursday, May 21, at noon to let our voices be heard and to remind our lawmakers we won’t stand for map rigging. Let us know if you can make it: aclusc.org/may21

New: ACLU-SC continues to push for transparency in redistricting process after judge’s order www.aclusc.org/press-releas...

ACLU-SC continues to push for transparency in redistricting process after judge’s order - ACLU of South Carolina

'We are disappointed in today's result but are not deterred'

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