Common Cause v. Raffensperger (Legal Case) 8/20/2024 LWV Georgia filed a federal lawsuit asserting three congressional districts in metropolitan Atlanta were racially gerrymandered
LWV Greeley-Weld County v. Weld County Board of Commissioners (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Greeley-Weld County and the Latino Coalition of Weld County filed a state court lawsuit asserting the Weld County Commission violated state law when redrawing its districts
Lawson v. Hargett (formerly Ashe v. Hargett) (Legal Case) 8/19/2024 LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting the state’s requirement that voters be "bona fide" party members or declare allegiance when voting in a party’s primary election is unconstitutional
How the Supreme Court Made Racial Gerrymandering Easier in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Blog) 8/13/2024 In 2024, a Supreme Court ruling made it easier for state legislatures to commit racial gerrymanders, drawing congressional maps that disempower voters of color.
Finn v. Cobb County Board of Elections & Registration (Legal Case) 8/13/2024 A lawsuit challenging the newly drawn district map for the Cobb County Board of Education as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs (Legal Case) 8/5/2024 LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
Planned Parenthood of Utah v. State of Utah (Legal Case) 8/1/2024 LWV Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Utah’s abortion ban
Explaining the Abortion Care Challenge in United States v. Idaho (Blog) 7/31/2024 This blog examines United States v. Idaho, a federal challenge to the near-total state abortion ban passed in Idaho; it reached the Supreme Court in 2024. We explain the laws at issue, how the case…
ACLU and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts (Press Release) 7/29/2024 The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina’s congressional districts. The League…
League of Women Voters Statement on VOTE411.org (Press Release) 7/29/2024 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued a statement regarding the League’s nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org.