League Joins Groups Demanding Oversight Hearings on Census Citizenship Question (Article) 4/12/2018 The League joined over 300 civil rights, faith, and labor groups are calling on Congress to hold oversight hearings on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
President Trump Makes False Claims of Voter Fraud (Press Release) 4/5/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president, Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to President Trump's false claims of voter…
SCOTUS Hears Maryland Gerrymandering Case (Blog) 3/29/2018 This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians…
Census Citizenship Question Will Result in Inaccurate Count (Press Release) 3/27/2018 Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross…
Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights…, Comments by The League of Women Voters of the United States to the United States Commission on Civil Rights March 16, 2018 The Supreme Court…
Homeland Security Provision is Another Attack on our Democracy (Press Release) 3/12/2018 Washington, DC – League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to a Department of Homeland Security bill…
Supreme Court Preview: Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Blog) 2/28/2018 Today the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case of Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky. The case is a challenge to a Minnesota statute…
League Files Amicus Brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Legal Document) 2/13/2018 Minnesota Voters Allinace v. Mansky considers whether a state law that regulates speech inside of polling places in order to protect the…
It's time for SOTU Bingo! (Blog) 1/29/2018 On Tuesday, January 30, at 9pm ET, President Trump will deliver his State of the Union (SOTU) address where he will outline his key policy…
Husted v. APRI: Rallying to Protect Our Vote (Blog) 1/10/2018 Today is an important day for our voting rights. At the Supreme Court this morning Justices listened to arguments in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph…