League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips) 10/23/2023 This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7. The Wisconsin DNR Board meets Wednesday for potential action on a new management plan for the…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging President to Finalize Rule on Health Coverage for DACA Recipients (Legal Document) 10/16/2023 The League signed onto a letter to the President urging him to direct the Administration to finalize the proposed rule to allow recipients of the…
League Joins Effort to Encourage Disclosure of Campaign Bundlers (Legal Document) 10/5/2023 To Whom It May Concern: As the third-quarter campaign finance filing deadline approaches, we, the undersigned organizations, urge you to publicly…
A Racial Gerrymandering Case at the Supreme Court: Alexander v. SC State Conf. of the NAACP (Blog) 10/3/2023 The Supreme Court’s 2022 Term brought us redistricting wins (though the fights were a little too close for comfort in Allen v. Milligan and Moore v.…, If map drawers use race as a predominant factor while redistricting but can’t show a compelling reason for doing so, the resulting districts are…, South Carolina’s Racially Gerrymandered Map After the 2020 Census, states were required to redraw their congressional districts to reflect…, In their complaint, the plaintiffs argue the legislature impermissibly used race when redrawing the map because they chose to use race over…, South Carolina appealed to the United States Supreme Court, which automatically hears appeals on racial gerrymandering claims. In its appellate…, The brief also detailed how the enacted congressional districts artificially divided Charleston County and its main economic assets by placing tens…, Without the protection of Section 5, voters seeking to challenge racial discrimination in redistricting must file suit in federal court, as the…
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case) 9/7/2023
Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP, Supreme Court Case Addressing Racial Gerrymandering (Press Release) 8/18/2023 WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under…
League of Women Voters of South Carolina Files Brief in Supreme Court Racial Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 8/18/2023 Washington, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) filed an amicus–or friend of the court–brief along with the Gullah…
Congressional Budget Riders Could Make DC Less Safe (Blog) 8/15/2023 This blog was written by Elinor Hart, Anne Anderson, and Patrice Snow, members of LWV of DC. Congress has until September 30 to pass legislation…, Riders Related to DC in the Federal Spending Bill Unfortunately, DC residents are all too familiar with budget riders. Since DC lacks…, Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Riders Partially because of the rider barring the city from providing sterile needles or syringes to IV…