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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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Washington v. Trump (Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Challenge)

LWV filed an amicus brief supporting states challenging President Trump’s attempt to abolish birthright citizenship

Equal Rights / / Case Active

Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

LWV North Carolina filed an amicus brief on behalf of North Carolina voters after a lawsuit was filed by a losing state supreme court candidate, putting 60,000 ballots in jeopardy of being thrown out

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Louisiana v. Department of Commerce

League of Women Voters (LWV), League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS) moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by Louisiana, Kansas,…

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Montana v. Knudsen

LWV Montana filed a state court lawsuit against HB 892, which imposed criminal penalties on voters

Elections / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump (now LULAC v. Executive Office of the President)

LWV, LWVAZ, and partners filed a federal lawsuit asserting President Trump’s Executive Order 14248 violated separation of powers and federal law

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer

LWV New Hampshire and LWVUS filed a federal lawsuit against defendants who sent thousands of robocalls impersonating President Biden during the state’s primary election

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab

LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements

Educating Voters / Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / / Case Active

Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs

LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Fair Maps Texas Action Committee v. Abbott (consolidated as LULAC v. Abbott)

Lawsuit challenging Texas’s new legislative and congressional districts as a violation of the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Redistricting / / Case Closed

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice v. Allen

LWV Alabama and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Alabama Secretary of State from wrongfully purging voters from the rolls

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed