A Win for Fair Maps in Utah! (Press Release) 7/11/2024 Salt Lake City, UT — In a victory for Utah voters, the Utah Supreme Court allowed Utah voters to move forward with their claim that the Legislature…
Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog) 6/24/2024 Every June (and sometimes July), the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical…, This timing means that the anniversaries of major cases largely occur in June. This blog reflects on several end-of-term cases from the last decade…, In the decade since, states formerly covered by Section 5 have implemented myriad limitations and restrictions on voting. We covered the devastating…, Vote Denial: Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee Not content with disabling Section 5, in 2021, SCOTUS took up a case on Section 2 vote…, Vote Dilution: Allen v. Milligan The Supreme Court considered the other side of Section 2 claims — vote dilution — during its 2022 term. In…, However, on June 27, 2019, the Court issued a devastating decision in a League case out of North Carolina, League of Women Voters of North Carolina v…, SCOTUS Decisions on Reproductive Justice, Gun Safety, LGBTQIA+ Rights, and Affirmative Action In addition to critical cases on access to the…, Additionally, as of this blog's publication, we are awaiting the Court’s decision in United States v. Idaho and United States v. Moyle, which…, On June 15, 2020, the Court took another step toward recognizing equality for the LGBTQIA+ community. In Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, the Court…, And on June 30, 2023, in a disturbing opinion (also out of Colorado), the Court again disguised discrimination as protected speech in 303 Creative…, Affirmative Action On June 29, 2023, the Court issued another watershed opinion, this time on affirmative action. Despite prior precedent…
New League of Women Voters forming in Kosciusko County (News Clips) 6/19/2024 This story was originally published in News Now Warsaw on June 19, 2024.A new group is working to revive efforts to establish a League of Women…
League of Women Voters and American Booksellers Association Partner to Get Out the Vote through Independent Bookstores (News Clips) 6/11/2024 This story was originally published in the EinPresswire on June 11, 2024.Harrison, NY — Today, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) and League…
Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy (News Clips) 6/7/2024 This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024. Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the…
Get Your Grads Vote-Ready! (Blog) 6/4/2024 Updated June 4, 2024Congratulations to your recent grad! Graduation is an incredible achievement. They've spent countless hours learning about…, Visit VOTE411
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Census Bureau Testing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures on the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 5/30/2024 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the US Census Bureau supporting them conducting a test of sexual…
Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting (Press Release) 5/23/2024 WASHINGTON — Today the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a lower court’s ruling that South Carolina’s congressional map was an…, “The League is deeply disappointed with today’s Supreme Court ruling that allows our state to move forward with discriminatory maps that divide the…, Justice Elena Kagan’s dissent laments that the majority opinion opens the door for egregious and unchecked racial gerrymandering by mapmakers, noting…