This compromise is not acceptable: Constitutionally suspect South Carolina...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Compromise Is Not Acceptable: South Carolina Governor Has Accepted a "Constitutionally Suspect" Budget Measure Amounting to an "Assault on Academic Freedom" June 13, 2014....
View ArticleCity Votes to Ban Adults Without Kids from Some Playgrounds
New Law Raises Constitutional Eyebrows July 23, 2014. Columbia. Columbia Free Times. By Eva Moore. Columbia City Council approved a new ordinance July 15 that will allow “minor child play zones” in...
View ArticlePanhandling law change in Charleston spurs growth in begging
October 12, 2014. Charleston Post & Courier. By Glenn Smith. This man, who did not want his name used, was hoping for money from drivers making the left turn from Spring Street onto Lockwood Drive...
View ArticleLet's not violate constitutional rights over homelessness
October 13, 2014. Charleston Currents. By Susan Dunn, Legal Director of the ACLU of SC. In his column [9/29/14: "Don't contribute to panhandling problem"], Andy Brack was wise to remind us that our...
View ArticleI suck at busking
One man's quest to conquer February 25, 2015.Charleston City Papper. By Paul Bowers Busker's Log, Part 1: Suck City Fri. Nov. 7, 5-6 p.m. Marion Square fountain at King and Calhoun streets I am the...
View ArticleConvention of States Not a Good Idea
March 4, 2015. Columbia. Free Times. Op-ed by Victoria Middleton, Executive Director. “I certainly would not want a constitutional convention. Whoa! Who knows what would come out of it?” — Supreme...
View ArticleSC Dems want changes to state's religious freedom laws
April 3, 2015. Greenville Online. By Tim Smith. Democratic lawmakers are proposing protections to prevent discrimination against gays in South Carolina in the wake of controversies in other states over...
View ArticleHow a cellphone video led to murder charges against a cop in North...
April 8, 2015. The Washington Post. By Michael E. Miller, Lindsey Bever and Sarah Kaplan. Life was looking up for Walter Scott. The 50-year-old father of four, who had gotten a job with a trucking...
View ArticleFilming cops, independent shooting investigations affirmed by Senate panel
April 30, 2015. Columbia. Post & Courier. By Cynthia Roldan. Attempting to restore trust in law enforcement after the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a North Charleston police officer, a state...
View ArticlePolice body cameras gain support from politicians
S.C. politicians, police groups endorse idea, but details to come April 15, 2015. Myrtle Beach Online. By Andrew Shain. South Carolina lawmakers are preparing to tackle bills that would require all...
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