City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson (Legal Case) 6/28/2024 LWV California and LWV San Francisco joined an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court arguing against the criminalization of homelessness.
Celebrating Voters & Pride with Cyndi Lauper (Blog) 6/26/2024 The League started Pride month by participating in the West Hollywood Pride, WEHO, with the icon Cyndi Lauper, encouraging parade attendees to make a plan to vote using VOTE411.org.
Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog) 6/24/2024 Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…
Challenges Facing Student Voters (Blog) 6/20/2024 Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.In spite of these barriers, young…
Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog) 6/17/2024 The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…
Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified (News Clips) 6/13/2024 This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 6/7/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…
Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog) 6/5/2024 Gun violence has a relatively more devastating impact on certain groups of people, including the LGBTQIA+ community. The disproportionate impact of gun violence on the LGBTQIA+ community makes…
League joins comments regarding consolidation in healthcare markets (Legal Document) 6/4/2024 The League joined a coalition of organizations on comments to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding a request for…
Civic Groups Respond to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Controversial Voting Laws (Press Release) 5/31/2024 The Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision in LWV Kansas v. Schwab, a case brought by the League of Women Voters of Kansas (LWV Kansas), Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and…