COVID-19 Stimulus Package Underwhelms (Press Release) 12/22/2020 The League applauds bipartisan support and urges Congress to consider more relief WASHINGTON - The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO…
LWVUS Joins Lawsuit to Protect Transgender Women in Sports (Press Release) 12/21/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of the United States joined civil rights partners on an amicus brief in the case of Hecox v. Little, a…
League Affirms Support for the For the People Act in 117th Congress (Legal Document) 11/23/2020 LWVUS sent a letter to Senate and House leadership outlining our continued support for the legislation commonly referred to as HR1 or the For the…, November 23, 2020 To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate From: Virginia Kase, Chief…
League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Reporting Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/19/2020 LWVUS is urging Congress to extend the statutory reporting deadlines that the U.S. Census must follow when sending apportionment numbers to the…
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas File Amicus in SCOTUS Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 11/17/2020 WASHINGTON—Late Monday, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the Leagues of Women Voters of California, Florida, and Texas filed an…
League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document) 11/4/2020 The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting…
California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release) 10/23/2020 LWV of the US and LWV of California, Texas, and Florida joined case supporting plaintiffs SAN FRANCISCO —Late Thursday, a federal judge ruled…
US Supreme Court Reverses Decision Blocking Rushed Census Count (Press Release) 10/13/2020 High Court’s Ruling Allows Trump Administration to Direct Bureau to End 2020 Census Count Early WASHINGTON—Today, the US Supreme Court granted…