A.C.L.U. Votes to Take Over State Branch


By STEPHANIE STROM
Published: April 28, 2008
The board of the American Civil Liberties Union on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to take over the management and operations of its South Carolina affiliate, a first in the organization’s history.

“South Carolina as a state has a tremendous amount of civil liberties challenges, and our goal is to make sure there is a strong and viable affiliate to deal with those issues,â€