Fighting each day for the America we aspire to be (Blog) 6/18/2020 This guest blog was contributed by Krystina François, member of LWV of Miami-Dade County and Executive Director of the Office of New Americans in…
League Joins Efforts to Support Funding in 4th COVID-19 Stimulus (Legal Document) 4/22/2020 LWVUS has actively been supporting additional measures for inclusion in the next emergency funding stimulus bills related to the coronavirus. The…
Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day (Blog) 4/22/2020 Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day, a day meant to inspire all Americans to celebrate the living organisms that make up the…, The last 50 years have seen many changes to how we protect the earth, but the original activist spirit surrounding Earth Day still remains.…
League Comments on the National Environmental Policy Act (Legal Document) 3/11/2020 The League submitted a own comment letter urging the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to withdraw proposed changes to the National…
A majority of people support safe, legal access to abortion. So why is it under threat? (Blog) 3/2/2020 Hint: It has to do with Partisan Gerrymandering When I stared down at my positive pregnancy test, I wasn’t thinking about my…, After each decennial census, states must redraw their electoral districts to account for changes in population. In most states, the legislature…
2019 Roundup: Defending Democracy Through Litigation (Blog) 1/3/2020 With more Leagues engaging in litigation and an increased interest in the work we are doing, each year we track as many cases happening across the…
SCOTUS Hearing on the Rescission of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (Blog) 11/20/2019 On November 12, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., et. al, which is a trio…, What does the Court want to know? The Court seemed to focus on three questions: (1) Are there serious reliance interests here that make the decision…
Global Climate Strike March: Attending one of the largest global protests in history (Blog) 10/10/2019 I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is. World Economic Forum – Davos, Switzerland Many a sign adorned this message at…