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South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Alan Wilson
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23-1917
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December 14, 2023
4th Circ. Pauses Fight Over SC Non-Atty Legal Advice Law
The Fourth Circuit agreed Wednesday to pause a lawsuit brought by South Carolina's NAACP chapter challenging the legality of a state law that bars non-attorneys from giving legal advice while the merits of the NAACP eviction relief program at issue are under consideration at the state-court level.
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November 16, 2023
Scholars Back NAACP In Fight Over SC Legal Advice Law
A group of legal scholars has urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to prevent a South Carolina law, which bars nonlawyers from giving legal advice, from applying to a new eviction-help program by the NAACP, saying the program is necessary to confront the state's dire access to justice crisis, court documents show.
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November 06, 2023
NAACP Program Asks 4th Circ. To Block SC Legal Advice Law
The NAACP pressed its case in the Fourth Circuit for an injunction to prevent a South Carolina law barring nonlawyers from giving legal advice from applying to a new eviction-help program, arguing Monday the statute is trampling on the tenant advocates' free speech rights.