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Women, Girls, and Climate Change at COP27 (Blog)

1/10/2023

In November 2022, the League sent delegates in person and virtually to observe the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Experts highlighted ways in which climate change…

Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Legal Case)

12/30/2022

Drew Adams, a high school student, and his mother sued the St. Johns County School Board for discriminating against Drew because he is transgender. The School Board maintains a policy prohibiting…

Ketanji Brown Jackson Brings Needed Public Defense Experience to SCOTUS (Blog)

12/2/2022

In June 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) — was sworn in as an associate justice. Justice Jackson is the first former public defender to…

Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog)

11/29/2022

Naelyn Pike is a 23-year-old Chiricahua Apache. As a lifelong fighter, she continues to follow in her grandfather’s — the Apache Stronghold's founder — footsteps in protecting Apache's…

2022 Election Impact Report (Article)

11/10/2022

Despite anti-voter laws, mis- and disinformation, election deniers, and poll worker shortages, the American voters showed up to cast their ballots and make their voices heard. This is in no…

How The Roe Decision Mobilized a First-Time Voter (News Clips)

11/7/2022

This interview was originally published by TheSkimm. College freshman and League of Women Voters of New York City intern, Cassidy Recio Brenes, is excited to vote for the first time.

It's Almost Election Day! Start Making Your Voting Plan Now. (News Clips)

11/3/2022

This article was originally published in Buzzfeed News. If you need help making a plan, check out Vote411.org, which is run by the grassroots political network League of Women Voters. Jeanette…

Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog)

11/1/2022

In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and ending the federal constitutional right to…

These Influencers Use VOTE411! (Blog)

10/20/2022

We partnered with TikTok influencers across the fashion, food, and activism spheres to promote VOTE411!

Civic-minded Fargo woman builds 1st statewide voter guide for North Dakota (News Clips)

10/7/2022

This profile was originally published by InForum. When it comes to civic and community engagement, some people need to be “volun-told” what to do. Not so for Whitney Oxendahl.