South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP et al v. Georgetown County et al

  1. September 29, 2023

    SC County Can't Duck Housing Zoning Vote Bias Case

    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.

  2. February 21, 2023

    SC County Says Development Denial Suit Confuses Caselaw

    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.

  3. February 13, 2023

    NAACP Says Challenge To SC Housing Rejection Holds Up

    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.

  4. November 17, 2022

    NAACP, Developer Cite Race As Factor In SC Housing Vote

    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.