LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress Remove Hyde Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 5/29/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Hyde Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget.
Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting (Press Release) 5/23/2024 Today the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a lower court’s ruling that South Carolina’s congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision allows the state of…
Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Legal Case) 5/23/2024 LWV of South Carolina and LWVUS filed amicus briefs supporting plaintiffs seeking to uphold a district court ruling finding a racially gerrymandered congressional district in South Carolina
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 5/16/2024 LWV Arkansas and partners filed a lawsuit in state court asserting four new laws on voter ID, absentee voting, and line warming violated the Arkansas Constitution
LWVUS Opposes SAVE Act (Legal Document) 5/16/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners to oppose the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship documentation to cast a ballot, despite the fact that voters in every state are already required to affirm or…
LWV Florida v. Moody (SB 7050 lawsuit) (Legal Case) 5/15/2024 LWV Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that imposed severe restrictions on voter registration activities by the League and its partners
LWVUS Opposes Intrusion into D.C. Local Governance (Legal Document) 5/13/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners in strong opposition to H.R. 7530, the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe (DC CRIMES) Act, and H.R. 5798, the Protecting our Nation’s Capital…
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch (Legal Case) 5/8/2024 LWV Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots
Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities (Blog) 5/6/2024 Voting is a fundamental right. Yet voters with disabilities face persistent barriers to casting a ballot. Fortunately, these barriers can be challenged under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of…