On the Affordable Care Act’s Anniversary, Another Supreme Court Challenge (Blog) 3/18/2016 Nearly six years ago, on March 23, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the biggest expansion of health care access since the…
Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 Washington, D.C. – Today, the League and its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas affiliates were back in court seeking a preliminary injunction in…
League Joins Amicus in Zubik v. Burwell (Article) 3/2/2016 The League of Women Voters joined an amicus brief in the case of Zubik v. Burwell, a challenge to the contraception accommodation in the Affordable…
League Sues to Stop Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement on Voter Registration Form (Blog) 2/25/2016 Late last month, the executive director of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Brian Newby, acting unilaterally, approved requests from…
League Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Against EAC (Article) 2/23/2016 The League filed a Temporary Restratining order (TRO) and injunction enjoining the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and Executive Director Brian…
League Files Suit Against Election Assistance Commission (Article) 2/17/2016 The League of Women Voters of the US, joined by the Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas Leagues, filed suit in federal district court to stop the…
League Files Brief in Wittman v. Personhuballah (Article) 2/17/2016 The League filed an amicus brief in the case of Wittman v. Personhuballah, which is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21…
Lawsuit Challenges Voter Registration Restriction (Press Release) 2/12/2016 Election Assistance Commission ED Acted Illegally Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters of the U.S. and its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas…
A Big Night for Improving Voting and Elections – State of the Union Wrap-Up (Blog) 1/13/2016 Last night, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union (SOTU) address. For the fourth year in a row, the League live-tweeted the speech!…
Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog) 1/12/2016 The League of Women Voters has the opportunity to play an active role on many priority issues in 2016. In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in…