AP: New Hampshire voting law on trial, just weeks before primary (News Clips) 12/3/2019 LWV of New Hampshire is challenging a state law that imposes burdensome requirements on voter registration.
League Joins Amicus in June Medical Services, LLC v. Gee (Legal Document) 12/2/2019 The League joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and a dozen other prominent civil rights organizations on an amicus…
100 Years in the Making: One Step Closer to the ERA (Blog) 11/26/2019 This past Wednesday, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee ruled 21-11 to remove the ERA's ratification deadline and now the resolution moves to the House floor for a vote.
To Avoid Voter Confidence Erosion, Ensure Election Security (Blog) 11/22/2019 LWVCT's Carol Reimers joined CT SOS Denise Merrill, Rep. Jim Himes, & UConn Center for Voting Tech.'s Alex Russell to raise awareness on election security.
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 a trio of cases suing the administration over its decision to end DACA.
LWV to Ring in 2020 in the Rose Parade® (Press Release) 11/20/2019 The League of Women Voters leaders will ride on a Rose Parade float to commemorate women’s suffrage WASHINGTON &…
SCOTUS Hearing on LGBTQ+ Protections In Title VII (Blog) 11/18/2019 On October 8, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Bostock v. Clayton County, et al. and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. EEOC. The Court’s decision will determine whether it violates federal law…
At Long Last, Voting Rights Act Restoration to Get a Vote on House Floor (Blog) 11/14/2019 Legislation that responds to the Shelby decision will now come to the floor of the U.S. House. H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA), has broad support from civil rights and voting rights…
The Hill: Fixing our democracy is key to immigration reform (News Clips) 11/12/2019 CEO Virginia Kase's op-ed about how democracy fixes can bring about immigration reform.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia purge list scrutinized for voter registration removals (News Clips) 11/4/2019 The state of Georgia is threatening to purge over 300,000 voters from the voting rolls. After experiencing serious problems with purge lists in Ohio, LWV of Ohio weighs in.