Celebrating Voters & Pride with Cyndi Lauper (Blog) 6/26/2024 The League started Pride Month by participating in the West Hollywood Pride, WEHO, with the icon Cyndi Lauper. League members encouraged parade…, We also participated in a photo shoot with League volunteers, a parade attendee, and members of the nonprofits True Colors United (which Cyndi co-…, I also got a quick selfie with LWVUS board member and LWVEF Trustee Alexis Juday-Marshall, who walked with us. Alexis has been a League member since…, As we marched down the parade route, we handed out LWV and VOTE411 branded pride buttons and palm cards describing how to create a voting plan., Cyndi stopped along the route to discuss the importance of each group walking with her. After shouting out VOTE411, she talked about the importance…, Walking in the parade, I couldn’t help but think about the movement and people who fought for LGBTQIA+ rights 55 years ago. The Stonewall riots led…, As an ally of the queer community, I celebrate with my queer loved ones, and I advocate for their protection from harm and progressive legislation to…
Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog) 6/24/2024 Every June (and sometimes July), the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical…, This timing means that the anniversaries of major cases largely occur in June. This blog reflects on several end-of-term cases from the last decade…, In the decade since, states formerly covered by Section 5 have implemented myriad limitations and restrictions on voting. We covered the devastating…, Vote Denial: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee Not content with disabling Section 5, in 2021, SCOTUS took up a case on Section 2 vote…, Vote Dilution: Allen v. Milligan The Supreme Court considered the other side of Section 2 claims — vote dilution — during its 2022 term. In…, However, on June 27, 2019, the Court issued a devastating decision in a League case out of North Carolina, League of Women Voters of North Carolina v…, SCOTUS Decisions on Reproductive Justice, Gun Safety, LGBTQIA+ Rights, and Affirmative Action In addition to critical cases on access to the…, Additionally, as of this blog's publication, we are awaiting the Court’s decision in United States v. Idaho and United States v. Moyle, which…, On June 15, 2020, the Court took another step toward recognizing equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. In Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, the Court…, And on June 30, 2023, in a disturbing opinion (also out of Colorado), the Court again disguised discrimination as protected speech in 303 Creative…, Affirmative Action On June 29, 2023, the Court issued another watershed opinion, this time on affirmative action. Despite prior precedent…
Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog) 6/5/2024 Content Warning: gun violence, intimate partner violence, rape, suicideUpdated 6/5/24 after originally being published in June 2022.Pride Month is an…, This was just ten days after an armed man went into a Tops Friendly Market store in Buffalo, New York, having posted a race-based manifesto online,…, In addition to IPV, sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals are more likely to experience violence at the hands of a stranger than their non-SGM…, In May 2022, the League sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees urging Congress to act on comprehensive gun legislation…, People cannot take part in our democracy fully and equitably unless they are safe from intimidation and violence. The League will continue to…
Preparing for the 2024 Presidential Election with LWV's Chief Counsel (Blog) 6/4/2024 Fighting for pro-voter laws is an essential part of defending our democracy. With voter suppression efforts on the rise, lawyers at organizations…, Our chief counsel and senior director of advocacy and litigation, Celina Stewart, attended and spoke on the conference’s voting rights panel.…, What is one thing that makes you hopeful? I have seen the resiliency of our country, especially in times of crisis. We saw that for the Civil…, Our lawsuit [in this case] is unique in that it’s combining voting rights laws [and] consumer protection laws, and it's targeting [those who use]…, What Should People Do When They Encounter Mis- and Disinformation? When mis- and disinformation comes out, the most important thing is not…, What’s at stake in the 2024 election? In simple terms, it’s democracy itself...I don’t want us to take democracy for granted. It is something…, Regardless of whether you vote or how you vote, there will be an outcome. And we are all responsible for what that is. What Can We Do to Defend…, How Should We Prepare for the 2024 Presidential Election?If you are not familiar with VOTE411, that is a League-sponsored one-stop-shop for voting.…
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Census Bureau Testing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures on the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 5/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the US Census Bureau supporting them conducting a test of sexual…