Voting Restrictions Must Be Stopped (Press Release) 3/9/2016 “If the illegal action is allowed to stand there will be substantial and continuing harm to voters and to our organizations,” said President MacNamara.
League Opposes BRICK Act in U.S. House (Legal Document) 3/3/2016 The League joined environmental partners in opposing the Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016, or BRICK Act (H.R. 4557).
League Sues to Stop Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement on Voter Registration Form (Blog) 2/25/2016 The League of Women Voters of the United States, alongside its Alabama, Georgia and Kansas affiliates, filed a federal lawsuit against the executive director of the Election Assistance Commission to…
League Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction Against EAC (Article) 2/23/2016 The League filed a Temporary Restratining order (TRO) and injunction enjoining the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and Executive Director Brian Newby from enforcing the decision granting state…
League Sends Letter to U.S. Senate on S. 1176 (Legal Document) 2/18/2016 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of Senator Udall’s Empower Act, S. 1176, legislation to repair the presidential public financing system.
League Files Suit Against Election Assistance Commission (Article) 2/17/2016 The League of Women Voters of the US, joined by the Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas Leagues, filed suit in federal district court to stop the recent illegal action by the Executive Director of the US…
League Files Brief in Wittman v. Personhuballah (Article) 2/17/2016 Wittman v. Personhuballah is scheduled to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 21, 2016 and covers the topic of racial gerrymandering in Virginia.
Lawsuit Challenges Voter Registration Restriction (Press Release) 2/12/2016 “Voters should not have to face an obstacle course to vote. The decision by EAC Executive Director Brian Newby is simply contrary to federal law and we expect it to be overturned,” said President…
U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Implementation of Clean Power Plan (Blog) 2/10/2016 The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily put the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan. The League has been working to push the Obama Administration to develop and implement this historic regulation…
Reducing the Corrupting Influence of Money in Politics (Blog) 1/21/2016 President Obama called for “reduc[ing] the influence of money in our politics, so that a handful of families or hidden interests can’t bankroll our elections” during his final State of the Union…