South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP v. Alan Wilson

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.