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LWV Statement on Climate Executive Orders (Press Release)

1/27/2021

The League of Women of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change.

LWV calls on Biden administration to stop stripping Americans of their citizenship (Legal Document)

1/14/2021

LWV joined Muslim Advocates’ coalition in urging the new Biden Administration to stop the Trump denaturalization regime.

LWV calls on President-elect Biden to Reverse Harmful Immigration Executive Orders on Day 1 (Legal Document)

12/18/2020

In partnership with the Value our Families and No Muslim Ban Ever Campaigns, LWV advocated for President-elect Biden to rescind every iteration of the Muslim Ban.

League Joins Principles for Immigrant COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (Legal Document)

12/18/2020

In letters to the CDC and Biden COVID-19 Transition Team, LWV joined allies in laying out clear principles for COVID-19 vaccine distribution to immigrants.

LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas File Amicus in SCOTUS Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release)

11/17/2020

LWV of the United States and the Leagues of California, Florida, and Texas filed an amicus brief in New York v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block undocumented…

California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release)

10/23/2020

A federal judge ruled in City of San Jose, California v. Trump that the president’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census is unconstitutional.

League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document)

10/8/2020

LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy civil rights complaints, sexual abuse records, and…

League Endorses RECLAIM Act (Legal Document)

9/25/2020

LWVUS sent a letter of support endorsing Senator Manchin’s Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act to recover and reinvest in…

LWVUS Endorses Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution (Legal Document)

9/23/2020

LWVUS stood with Members of Congress and the Children’s Fundamental Rights and Climate Recovery Resolution as it was introduced on September 23, 2020.

League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release)

9/17/2020

WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued this statement in response to reports of human…