Law enforcement attorneys seek to dismiss 'disturbing schools' lawsuit
Lawyers representing Attorney General Alan Wilson and more than a dozen law enforcement officials across the state want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s disturbing schools statute, saying the plaintiffs lack legal standing to sue.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston in August, received its first hearing with federal Judge C. Weston Houck on Thursday.
The plaintiffs include four current or former South Carolina students who were charged with disturbing schools or disorderly conduct, and Girls Rock Charleston, a local nonprofit serving at-risk and system-involved youth. They are represented by American Civil Liberties Union.
The plaintiffs contend the state's controversial disturbing schools law violates their due process rights under the 14th Amendment due to the statute's “broad reach and arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.” All of the plaintiffs' charges have since been dismissed or adjudicated.
Read more: Lawyers representing Attorney General Alan Wilson and more than a dozen law enforcement officials across the state want a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of South Carolina’s disturbing schools statute, saying the plaintiffs lack legal standing to sue.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Charleston in August, received its first hearing with federal Judge C. Weston Houck on Thursday.
The plaintiffs include four current or former South Carolina students who were charged with disturbing schools or disorderly conduct, and Girls Rock Charleston, a local nonprofit serving at-risk and system-involved youth. They are represented by American Civil Liberties Union.
The plaintiffs contend the state's controversial disturbing schools law violates their due process rights under the 14th Amendment due to the statute's “broad reach and arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.” All of the plaintiffs' charges have since been dismissed or adjudicated.
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