League of Women Voters Response to SCOTUS Failure to Block Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 9/1/2021 WASHINGTON & AUSTIN, TX — Last night, the US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and…
Senate Fails Again to Advance the For the People Act – Must Be #1 Priority After Recess (Press Release) 8/11/2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued the following statement…
League of Women Voters Urges White House to Take Urgent Action to Protect Voting Rights (Press Release) 7/13/2021 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following President Biden…
League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release) 7/8/2021 New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming…
Wealthy special interests score a (narrow) win in SCOTUS decision in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta (Press Release) 7/2/2021 WASHINGTON - In a 6-3 decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California reporting rule designed to prevent charitable fraud and…
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…
LWV Commends President Biden for Prioritizing Voting Rights in First Joint Address to Congress (Press Release) 4/29/2021 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s…
LWV Commends US House Passage of DC Statehood (Press Release) 4/22/2021 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following the US House of Representatives passage of HR 51,…
Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, Tribal and Local Governments Secure Broad Resolution in Census Lawsuit (Press Release) 4/22/2021 Stipulated dismissal, presented for Court approval, guarantees Census Bureau will not release rushed apportionment numbers, will not provide states…
LWV of California and Partners Urge the Supreme Court to Reject Challenge to California’s Charitable Reporting Law (Press Release) 4/1/2021 WASHINGTON—Wednesday, the League of Women Voters of California, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (…