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The League of Women Voters

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Litigation empowers our fight for the issues that matter most to communities: protecting the right to vote, promoting fair and accessible elections, ending big-money corruption, and reinforcing the dignity that people across the country deserve.

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Byrnes v. Senate of the State of New York

LWVNYS filed an amicus brief urging reversal of a trial court ruling that removed a proposed state ERA from the November 2024 ballot

Equal Rights / Reproductive Justice / / Case Closed

Hoffmann v. New York Independent Redistricting Commission

LWV New York filed an amicus brief arguing against allowing a redraw of New York’s congressional maps before the 2024 elections

Redistricting / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski

The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / / Case Closed

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen

NYSRPA challenged a New York state law requiring New Yorkers to show a justifiable reason for having a concealed-carry permit to carry guns in public places. The League raised the implications of…

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Harkenrider v. Hochul

LWV New York filed an amicus brief supporting the appointment of an independent expert to redraw New York’s congressional and state legislative districts

Redistricting / / Case Closed

New York v. Trump

LWV joined a lawsuit filed by New York State and a coalition of state and local governments claiming that the Trump Administration’s attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census…

Census / / Case Closed

Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga.

LWVUS joined an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court supporting LGBTQI+ employees arguing their termination for sexual orientation violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Equal Rights / / Case Closed