Imposing Accountability for Disinformation
The League Women Voters of New Hampshire, the League of Women Voters of the United States, and individual New Hampshire voters filed a federal lawsuit against Steve Kramer, Lingo Telecom, LLC, and Life Corporation for voter intimidation, coercion, and deception ahead of the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary. The defendants used illegal AI-generated robocalls to discourage voters from participating in the primary. The lawsuit sought an order requiring the defendants to cease engaging in illegal, dishonest, and deceptive tactics nationwide.
Defending Fair Redistricting in New York
LWV New York filed an amicus brief urging the New York Court of Appeals to reverse a decision ordering the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw New York’s congressional maps before the 2024 elections. The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the decision and ordered the IRC to submit new a new congressional redistricting plan to the state legislature by Feb. 28, 2024.
Defending Fair Redistricting in New York
LWV New York filed an amicus brief in a state court lawsuit brought by several New York voters who argued the state’s congressional maps were illegally enacted and an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The state’s independent redistricting commission had submitted congressional maps to the legislature, which rejected them. Subsequently, the commission failed to submit a second set of maps under the procedures outlined in the state constitution, and the legislature passed its own maps. The plaintiffs then filed their lawsuit. The League’s amicus brief argued the legislature was not allowed to pass its own maps after the commission failed to act and suggested the courts appoint an independent expert to draw the maps instead.