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Department of Commerce v. New York

A coalition of states, cities, and organizations challenged the Department of Commerce’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census

Census / Immigration / June 27, 2019 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania filed a state court lawsuit alleging that the 2011 congressional map was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander under the Pennsylvania constitution

Redistricting / October 29, 2018 / Case Closed

Gill v. Whitford

A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…

Redistricting / June 18, 2018 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit asserting that Florida’s state legislature violated the state’s Fair Districts Amendments with its proposed congressional maps after the 2010 Census

Redistricting / December 2, 2015 / Case Closed

Shelby County v. Holder

Shelby County is a historic legal challenge to key voting protections of the Voting Rights Act, which LWV joined as amicus, arguing that the law’s provision for federal oversight of local election…

Fighting Voter Suppression / June 25, 2013 / Case Closed