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Burying the bigotry of South Carolina’s Blaine amendment – The Hill

May 13, 2021

A recently filed lawsuit could make South Carolina the second state in the nation to be forced to stop using vestiges of 19th century bigotry, in the form of the Blaine Amendments, to block 21st century education reform....

Berkeley County School District allowing kids to attend in-person classes after mother files lawsuit – Live 5 WCSC

May 5, 2021

Lawyers for a Lowcountry mother say the Berkeley County School District is now allowing their client’s kids to attend in-person classes after she had filed a lawsuit against the district who originally were not giving her kids that option....

Berkeley County woman sues school district over return to in-person classes – ABC News 4

May 4, 2021

The following article by Daniella DeRobbio appeared May 4, 2021 on abcnews4.com. BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — A Berkeley County woman is suing the school district she says because BCSD leadership refuses to offer in-person classroom instruction five days per week, despite the state legislature’s order requiring such. Brigette Herbst...

Berkeley County schools allow students to go in person after their mother files lawsuit – The Post and Courier

May 4, 2021

The following article by Libby Stanford appeared May 4, 2021 on postandcourier.com. MONCKS CORNER — Berkeley County School District has allowed a woman’s two children to return to school in person after she filed a lawsuit claiming the district was forcing them to be stuck in virtual learning. Brigette Herbst...

Judge Asked to Toss South Carolina Private School Money Ban – US News & World Report

May 3, 2021

Private schools and colleges asked a federal judge Monday to strike down the provision in South Carolina's constitution that bars public money for private and religious schools, saying the 1895 measure is discriminatory....

Attorneys request injunction on some CARES Act funds as private schools lawsuit continues – Greenville News

May 3, 2021

Attorneys representing two private schools groups have asked a federal judge to temporarily prevent South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster from spending his discretionary coronavirus aid money while a lawsuit attempts to repeal a section of the state's Constitution....

SC private schools urge judge to help move state from ‘mistakes of its past’ – The Post and Courier

May 3, 2021

Private schools suing the state for access to millions of dollars in public funds urged a federal judge to help South Carolina move beyond the “mistakes of its past” by forcing the distribution of the money to dozens of independent schools....

Law with racist, bigoted past used to block funds earmarked for independent and historically Black schools – LJC Blog

April 30, 2021

Lawsuit fighting SC ban on private school funding supported by Christian schools group – The Post and Courier

April 28, 2021

A group of Christian schools in South Carolina submitted a friend of the court brief in support of a recent federal lawsuit that calls for a revision of the state’s constitutional ban on public funds for private schools....

SACS files amicus brief in support of lawsuit to strike discriminatory language – ABC4 News

April 27, 2021

On Monday, the South Carolina Association of Christian Schools filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Bishop of Charleston v. Adams....

Liberty Justice Center discusses #1AWarrior on Glenn Beck

April 26, 2021

Senior LJC Attorney appeared on Glenn Beck April 26, 2021 to discuss how Americans can help in the fight against cancel culture by joining the #1AWarrior challenge.

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A Public Funding Ban for Private Colleges ‘Born in Bigotry’? – Inside Higher Ed

April 16, 2021

South Carolina private colleges are challenging a state constitutional amendment prohibiting public funding for religious or other private educational institutions....

Catholic Church Sues SC to End Rule Blocking Public Funds for Religious Schools – Fox 24 Charleston

April 16, 2021

FOX 24 News covers the federal lawsuit filed by religious schools and independent colleges in South Carolina who want to strike the Blaine Amendment from the state’s constitution....

South Carolina Religious Schools File Lawsuit – WBTW News13

April 15, 2021

WBTW News13 covers Bishop of Charleston v. Adams, the federal lawsuit Liberty Justice Center filed on behalf of a group of religious schools and independent colleges in South Carolina who are suing to have the state's racist Blaine Amendment prohibiting spending public money on religious or private schools overturned....

Catholic church, private schools sue to change SC Constitution over COVID relief funds – The State

April 14, 2021

Announced Wednesday, the federal civil rights lawsuit argues Article XI, Section 4 of the South Carolina Constitution should be removed because the law itself was “born of bigotry and prejudice, based on race and religion.”...