Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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For years, Libby Souder taught private swim lessons to kids with autism in her Columbia, South Carolina backyard. The city approved her business six times—but after a new neighbor complained, officials suddenly shut her down, enforcing a long-ignored rule banning all outdoor home businesses.

Now Libby and the Institute for Justice are fighting back, arguing that the city’s blanket ban violates South Carolinians’ rights to use their property and earn an honest living.

Read More here:
ij.org/case/columbia-south-carolina-home-swim-lessons