September 29, 2023
A South Carolina federal judge refused to dismiss claims that a county council was motivated by race when it tanked a zoning application for an affordable housing development, citing racist euphemisms allegedly voiced by nearby residents and one elected official.
February 21, 2023
A county in South Carolina doubled down on efforts to ax claims from a local NAACP branch and developer that the demise of a low-income housing project was racially motivated, telling a federal court in the Palmetto State that the entities' claims to standing warped legal precedent.
February 13, 2023
An NAACP branch and a pair of developers urged a South Carolina federal court to sustain their suit accusing the Georgetown County Council of being racially motivated when the board voted to deny construction of a 90-unit, low-income apartment project.
November 17, 2022
A South Carolina county council was motivated in part by race when it voted to deny construction of a 90-unit, low-income apartment development, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in Charleston federal court.