Senate Fails to Pass the For the People Act – Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Press Release) 6/22/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the US Senate’s…
Kansas Civic Groups File Motion for Temporary Injunction Against New Voter Education Restriction (Press Release) 6/17/2021 TOPEKA—Today, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka Independent Living…
League of Women Voters Applauds DOJ’s Increased Commitment to Protecting Voting Rights (Press Release) 6/11/2021 Civil Rights Division will double staff to investigate and litigate disparities of voting access WASHINGTON—Today, League of Women Voters of…
League Joins Call to Support the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 6/8/2021 The League joined a letter led by the Leadership Conference in support of two critical pieces of legislation needed to protect the freedom to…
Major LGBTQ+ Rights Cases Happening Now (Blog) 6/3/2021 Defending our democracy and ending discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community go hand in hand. Since Stonewall, we have taken major steps…, The Supreme Court will decide whether a city may exclude private agencies from their taxpayer-funded foster care system because of their refusal to…
Kansas Civic Groups File Lawsuit Against Newly Enacted Voter Suppression Laws (Press Release) 6/1/2021 TOPEKA, KS – Today, the League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and the Topeka Independent Living…
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with Team LWV! (Blog) 5/24/2021 On May 7, 1843, the US's first Japanese immigrants (on record, at least) stepped onto American soil. Over a century later, the day was deemed a…, Dr. Sania Irwin: I serve on the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), and on the Board of Trustees of the…, Sania: Rather than talk about accomplishments, I like to think in terms of impact. What energizes me is work towards a more equitable society, where…, Lali: My childhood memories of spending time with my grandparents and other relatives in our traditional, multi-generational family home in Kolkata,…, Arif: To work in the philanthropic sector is a phenomenal privilege and a profession that needs more people from our community. If you like traveling…, Adena: As I think about AAPI heritage month, I want to acknowledge folks in the AAPI community who are marginalized. We often think of Asian…
Brnovich v. DNC and the Threat of Discriminatory Voting Laws (Blog) 5/11/2021 The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was passed in 1965 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. It was designed to prevent states—particularly…, After the Supreme Court struck down the coverage map in Shelby County, Section 2 became much more important: it was the only tool left for voting…, There are two background narratives working together to make Brnovich hugely consequential. States — including many of the states that were covered…
Demystifying The Rules: The For the People Act in Committee (Blog) 5/10/2021 As an organization, the League of Women Voters is dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy. The For the People Act, S1, is a bill that…