League Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release) 6/17/2019 The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases.
LWV Joins D.C. Voting Rights Case (Press Release) 6/10/2019 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia today filed an amicus brief along with partner civil rights groups in the D.C. voting…
League Amicus Brief filed in Castanon v. United States (Legal Document) 6/10/2019 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief along with partner civil rights groups in the D.C. voting rights…
Daily Herald: A century of promoting everyone's right to vote, not just women (News Clips) 6/10/2019 Guest column in Chicago-area newspaper the Daily Herald, from LWV of Illinois executive director Audra Wilson.
The Right of Citizenship (Blog) 6/7/2019 It’s important we remember the struggles so many go through to become what so many are just born into, so that none of us take the right of citizenship—and all the responsibility that entails—for…
League Endorses Creation of National Democracy Month (Legal Document) 6/5/2019 The League sent a letter to U.S. Senators encouraging them to support and pass a resolution making September National Democracy Month.
A Plaintiff's Perspective at the Supreme Court for Rucho v. LWVNC (Blog) 6/1/2019 This month the Supreme Court will issue their decision in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, our redistricting lawsuit that could set a standard for the whole nation when it comes to…
What can you do to fight climate change? (Blog) 5/31/2019 Have you wondered what you can do to fight climate change? One of the most critical actions is putting a price on carbon emissions.
For the People Act Town Hall in New Mexico (Blog) 5/29/2019 On May 11, the LWV of New Mexico participated in a voting rights panel on the For the People Act (SB949), moderated by Senator Tom Udall. President Judy Williams shares her experience on the…
Washington Post: How a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee (News Clips) 5/24/2019 Last year, an army of paid workers with stacks of voter registration forms fanned out in Memphis, Nashville and other parts of Tennessee to persuade African Americans to vote. In response, the…