Court transcripts of SCE&G and Public Service commission hearings regarding buses and rate increases,1992 and 1995.
Collection Overview
The collection, following the original order of the donor, contains materials grouped by subject, consisting almost exclusively of demographics, statistics, and data collected by John C. Ruoff in his capacity as Director of South Carolina Fair Share. The bulk is mostly data and statistics regarding legal cases for which Ruoff provided expert testimony. Legal cases include National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) versus City of Columbia (1993), NAACP versus Richland County, Williams versus Baldwin County Commission, Able versus Wilkins, Smith versus Beasley, NAACP versus Kershaw County, and NAACP versus Spartanburg County Board of Education mostly regarding voting rights, local and state cases concerning reapportionment and redistricting, school desegregation, deregulation and restructuring of the electric industry and bus routes involving the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company, auto insurance reforms, and various other economic and social reforms such as crack-addicted babies, teen pregnancy, statutory and marital rape, and other issues.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-2002
Creator
- From the Collection: Ruoff, John Carl, 1948- (Person)
Language of Materials
Material is in English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Extent
From the Collection: 37.25 linear feet (24 record cartons, 3 archival boxes, 2 oversize boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
125 Bull Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
843-953-7608
averyresearchcenter@cofc.edu