The League Reflects on the Kavanaugh Hearings (Blog) 9/13/2018 After three days of hearings, this is what we’ve learned about Judge Kavanaugh’s record as it relates to our priority issues.
Ensuring Voters Have the Tools They Need to Cast Their Ballots (Blog) 9/12/2018 When the 2012 Presidential Election season approached, excitement rushed through me. I had voted in local elections, but this was the first time I could participate in a presidential election.
September is Voter Registration Month (Blog) 9/1/2018 September is National Voter Registration Month—and Leagues across the country are working hard to make sure eligible voters are registered to vote.
Taking to the Streets to March for Families (Blog) 6/30/2018 Today hundreds of thousands of people stepped up to say “Immigrants are welcome here” during Families Belong Together marches across the country.
League Disapointed by U.S. Decision to Withdraw from UN Human Rights Council (Legal Document) 6/27/2018 LWVUS sent a memo to Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley regarding the Administration's decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Highly Partisan Immigration Legislation Goes Down in Flames (Press Release) 6/27/2018 The House of Representatives today in a 121-301 vote rejected the Ryan Compromise immigration legislation.
How Do We Know What's True Anymore? (Blog) 6/27/2018 Concerned about the role of "fake news," in undermining democracy, the LWV of Palo Alto hosted a panel to discuss the threat disinformation, misinformation, and fake news pose to our elections.
Supreme Court Upholds Discriminating Travel Ban (Press Release) 6/26/2018 The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration's travel ban is within the president’s authority.
Policymakers Focus on Immigration Reform and Family Separation (Blog) 6/25/2018 Immigration was the major policy focus of most Americans last week. The House voted on legislation and President Trump signed an Executive Order around family detention at our borders.
President Trump’s Executive Order Walks Back Border Crisis of his Own Making (Press Release) 6/20/2018 Public Pressures President to End Family Separations Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued a statement following…