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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The offices on your ballot play a critical role in protecting and expanding abortion access. Find your sample ballot, research your candidates, and make a voting plan now. Visit aclusc.org/vote for all things voting!

“State Legislator.” Text reads: “State legislators determine our abortion laws. They can expand abortion access by repealing medically unnecessary restrictions, ensuring people's insurance covers abortion care, and passing laws that protect patient and pro

“Attorney General.” Text reads: “As the top law enforcement officer in a state, the Attorney General works with circuit solicitors on whether to file charges against individuals accused of committing crimes within their jurisdiction. They play a key role i

“Governor.” Text reads: “Governors can sign legislation expanding abortion access, veto abortion bans and restrictions, and take actions that protect patients and their health care providers.”

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Voting is: ✅ critical to democracy ✅ a fundamental right ✅ a civic duty 🪩 A PARTY! Join us at Party at the Polls on Oct. 31st in Charleston and celebrate! www.mobilize.us/aclu_coalitions/eve… 🗓Oct. 31st 11am -3pm 📍Adams Building 📍169 St. Philip Street 📍Charleston, SC

You are invited to Party at the Polls. October 31, 2026 - 11am to 3pm - Charleston, SC. Celebrate voting season with food, music, and community!

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Charleston, Columbia, Greenville: Who's coming to the book club on Wednesday the 7th? RSVP and find more info here: linktr.ee/OneBookOneSt...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is the last week to register to vote for the 2026 Midterm elections. Head on over to scvotes.gov and make sure you're registered to vote!

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The State Election Commission removed its top official after a closed-door hearing. Now more than ever, it's crucial for state agencies like the SEC to make decisions in the light of day. www.aclusc.org/cases/aclu-sc-v-stat…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Protect your vote. Check your registration today. scvotes.gov

"Protect your vote. Check your registration now at sc.votes.gov" Image of the SC Votes website with "check your registration" highlighted.

Check your registration today. Check your voter registration today. Registration deadlines for the 2026 midterm election are coming soon. Oct 2: Deadline to register in person. Oct 4: Deadline to register online. Oct 5: Deadline to register by mail.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The First Amendment still applies in Ridge Spring, whether Police Chief Terry Logan likes it or not. www.wrdw.com/2026/09/23/r...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We want *you* to be a non-partisan poll observer! Join one of the virtual training sessions from tonight through Oct. 29 and help ensure your community can vote securely, from early voting through Election Day. Register for training here: airtable.com/apptr1EuJqWilNp6h/shrC…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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: www.aclusc.org/news/meet-our-2026-s…

Intern with us! Applications open. ACLU of South Carolina.

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

Quote from Cady Barthe, 2026 Harry G. Wilkinson Legal Intern: The ACLU-SC gives you so much support, and the people there genuinely want to help you grow.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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. www.aclusc.org/jobs/operations-dire…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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 www.aclusc.org/2026candidatesurvey .

Image collage with text above that reads "Every seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives is up for election in November 2026. Civil liberties are on the ballot.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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). www.aclusc.org/jobs/

Intern with us. Logos for NBLSA and ACLU of South Carolina. Statue of Liberty on a light blue background.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Planning to vote in the General Election? You have the power to make sure your registration is active and up to date. Visit scvotes.gov and make sure your registration is up to date by October 2. If you have any problems registering, call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-687-8683

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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. www.aclusc.org/cases/scpif-...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Chief Justice Kittredge: Does the governor have discretion? Could he have said no to President Trump? ACLU-SC Legal Director Allen Chaney: Absolutely.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Oral arguments begin at 10 am in our case challenging the governor's misuse of the National Guard under state law. Livestream available here: www.scetv.org/live/supreme...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

State law requires certain conditions to be met to authorize National Guard deployment. The governor has demonstrated none of those conditions. www.aclusc.org/cases/scpif-...

in the event of (a) war, insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult, riot or a mob, (b) a body of men acting together by force with intent to commit a felony, to offer violence to persons or property or by force and violence to break and resist the laws of this State or of the United States, (c) in case of the imminent danger of the occurrence of any such events, or (d) in the event of public disaster.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Have you heard? South Carolina has removed 1.2 million voters from its rolls since 2022. Protect your vote. Check your registration today. Then help us spread the word with printable handouts and social media graphics, available in our toolkit: www.aclusc.org/removed

Stack of paper leaflets that read, Protect your vote. Check your registration. South Carolina has removed 1.2 million voters from its rolls since 2022. Were you one of them? Visit scvotes.gov and select Check My Registration.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Dangerous conditions. Widening inequality. A system that traumatizes vulnerable children and punishes youthful misbehavior as a crime. Learn more + take action: www.aclusc.org/behindthefence

14 percent of all referrals to SCDJJ are for status offenses, nonviolent acts that are only illegal because of the person's age

3 out of 4 youth detained by SCDJJ are Black, and the inequality has gotten worse in the last decade

2,175 critical incidents including physical injuries and near fatalities were reported by SCDJJ last year

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Protect your vote. Check your registration now and help spread the word. www.aclusc.org/removed

"South Carolina has removed 1.2 million voters from its rolls since 2022. Were you one of them?"

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Today the SC Arts Commission delayed a grant funding decision for 2 arts organizations that produce art by and about LGBTQ people. At the same meeting, the board adopted a vague prohibition on granting arts funding to organizations that promote "ideology." Our response:

Jace Woodrum, Executive Director, ACLU of South Carolina, gave the following response: “The Arts Commission is forcing only two organizations in the entire state to defend their artistic merit, and they are both organizations that create art about the lives of LGBTQ people. Nobody believes that is a coincidence. LGBTQ people have always lived in South Carolina, and we have always found ways to express ourselves. Our existence is not an ‘ideology.’ The Commission can claim they're choosing not to fund ideology all they want, but all they're doing is discriminating against LGBTQ people and attempting to silence ideas they disagree with. At the same time, a vague rule against ‘ideology’ in art cannot stand. All art conveys ideas — and if an arts commission doesn’t support art about ideas, it doesn’t support art at all.”

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

... Is this good? www.postandcourier.com/greenville/n...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The SC Arts Commission should continue judging grant applications on artistic merit rather than the anti-LGBTQ viewpoints of certain board members or of the Trump administration. Learn more and read our letter here: aclusc.org/arts4everyone

"The Arts Belong to Everyone." Image collage below text. Top image of painburshes sitting in tin cans. Bottom image of the back of a person as they look at a wall of framed art.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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...

ProPublica Headline reads Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.

It’s common, for example, for both new and established religious schools to refuse to admit (or to expel) students who say they’re gay, who condone homosexuality or whose parents are gay. One school noted on its website that it is “permitted to discriminate on the basis of religion in accordance with our Statement of Faith.” Many schools decline to enroll students with disabilities. An Alabama school that opened this past fall says it will expel students who have HIV, gonorrhea or syphilis.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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. www.aclusc.org/news/statehouse-disp…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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...

News headline: Irmo considers tripling Flock license plate reader cameras within town limits. Irmo considers purchasing 22 additional Flock cameras and drone to help law enforcement reduce crime. Video still of a flock camera on a pole.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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: www.aclusc.org/podcast-page

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

If you have problems voting today, call 866-OUR-VOTE. The Election Protection Hotline is here to help. 866ourvote.org

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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: www.aclusc.org/podcast/episode-23-d…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

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: www.aclusc.org/news/heres-how-we-st…

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

South Carolina voters are waiting to speak to their senators. We have filled the committee room and are also in an overflow room.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Redistricting hearing starting now www.scstatehouse.gov/video/stream...

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Lawmakers continue to move at an alarmingly rapid rate to redistrict our congressional map. We know the Senate has skipped a subcommittee hearing and moved to a full committee that will meet May 20 at 2pm. Help us pack the room.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🚨LOCATION UPDATE🚨 We will now be located on the north grounds of the Statehouse. Swipe for a map. Don't get quiet. Don't back down. South Carolina lawmakers are *still* pushing to rig our election maps. Join us outside Statehouse on the north grounds TODAY at 2:30p.m.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Don't get quiet. Don't back down. South Carolina lawmakers are *still* pushing to rig our election maps. Join us outside Gov. McMaster's office in the Statehouse lobby on 5/14. Arrive at 2 to get ready.

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Our director Jace has an update from outside the hearing where lawmakers are deciding on a plan to redraw Congressional maps. Officials are not allowing people inside to an overflow room. "This is what democracy looks like out here. What they're doing inside is undermining democracy."

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Adam Kincaid of the National Republican Redistricting Trust is addressing the subcommittee via Zoom to explain the map he drew: “What I went through and tried to accomplish was a map for South Carolina that would elect 7 Republicans.”

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