Attorney Defends SC's Proposed Book Ban Regulations

Updated 8/28/24 to add: According to The State, Coleman was ultimately “paid more than $40,000 for his work, which included explaining the rule change to legislators who allowed the law to take effect without voting on it.” The piece also describes Coleman’s connections to the anti-LGBTQ+ group Alliance Defending Freedom.

Last week, the SC State Board of Education met for a first reading of “R.43-170. Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials”. (You can view the video of the afternoon meeting here). During the afternoon meeting, where the full board met, the room was packed. Public comments were restricted to three minutes (from the usual five) and equal time was given to speakers for and against the proposed regulation.

It seems like the regulation was written by Miles Coleman, a Greenville attorney with Nelson Mullin. Coleman is also the President of the Columbia, SC, Lawyers Chapter of the conservative Federalist Society, and the Secretary of an or…