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Tennessee NAACP v. Lee

LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / August 9, 2023 / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino

Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…

Fighting Voter Suppression / July 31, 2023 / Case Closed

Commonwealth v. Dush (consolidated as Costa v. Corman)

LWV Pennsylvania and partners moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit contesting a subpoena for the personal information of almost nine million registered voters

Elections / July 31, 2023 / Case Active

LWV Florida v. Byrd (NVRA lawsuit)

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting Florida’s statewide voter registration form violated the National Voter Registration Act.

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / July 10, 2023 / Case Closed

303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

US Supreme Court case considering whether a Colorado law banning discrimination against LGBTQIA+ persons by businesses violates the business owner’s First Amendment right to freedom of religion.…

Equal Rights / June 30, 2023 / Case Closed

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (consolidated with Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina)

Students for Fair Admissions, a non-profit representing students and others opposed to race-conscious admissions, sued Harvard University, alleging its consideration of race in admissions violated…

Equal Rights / June 29, 2023 / Case Closed

Falls v. Goins

LWV Tennessee filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to prevent state elections officials from illegally adding conditions for individuals with out-of-state convictions to vote

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / June 29, 2023 / Case Closed

Moore v. Harper

The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / June 27, 2023 / Case Closed

One Person One Vote v. LaRose

LWV Ohio filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs who argued that the Ohio legislature’s decision to schedule an August election for voting on state constitutional amendments was illegal.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / June 16, 2023 / Case Closed

State of Ohio ex rel One Person One Vote v. Ohio Ballot Board

LWV Ohio filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs arguing ballot language describing a proposed amendment to the Ohio constitution was illegally biased and misleading

Educating Voters / Elections / June 12, 2023 / Case Closed