DOJ Sues to Halt North Carolina Voter Suppression Law (Blog) 10/2/2013 On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against North Carolina’s new voter suppression law. According to DOJ, the law…
Supreme Court Preview: McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission (Blog) 9/11/2013 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin hearing cases in its fall term next month. On the second day of arguments, a case that has been labeled the “…
Powerful Quotes on Voting Rights from the March on Washington (Blog) 9/4/2013 Last week, the League of Women Voters joined fellow civil rights groups and activists from across the country in gathering at the Lincoln Memorial…
My View on the March on Washington (Blog) 8/26/2013 The organizers could not have ordered better weather. The skies were clear, the sun was bright and, for late August in Washington, D.C., the…
Honoring Our Right to Vote (Blog) 8/26/2013 Ninety-three years ago today, following over seven decades of tireless advocacy, the 19th amendment became law and women gained the right to vote.…
The Importance of Women in the Civil Rights Movement & Social Justice Organizing (Blog) 8/26/2013 On Thursday, President Elisabeth MacNamara and staff of the League of Women Voters, including Executive Director Nancy Tate, attended the National…
50 Years After the March on Washington, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues (Blog) 8/23/2013 August 24, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington. In 1963, the March on Washington was the largest mass protest in…
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Fix the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 8/6/2013 Forty-eight years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Voting Rights Act (VRA) into law. Unfortunately, earlier this summer the…
Taking the First Step Toward Repairing the Voting Rights Act (Blog) 7/19/2013 This week, both the Senate and House of Representatives held hearings to discuss the future of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). Late last month, the U.S…
Hundreds of Young Activists Making Progress Together (Blog) 7/19/2013 EDITORIAL NOTE: This blog post was written by our interns Clara Roberts and Sophie Tarazi “When you’re talking about changing the world, you don’t…