Supreme Court protects health care for millions (Blog) 6/28/2012 We are pleased with the Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Today’s decision protects the health of millions of Americans. Read our full statement.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT RULED CONSTITUTIONAL (Press Release) 6/28/2012 Supreme Court Decision Protects Health Care for Millions of Americans
LWVUS and LWVFL File Amicus Brief Challenging FL Voter Purge (Article) 6/27/2012 The Flordia League, with the LWVUS and the Brennan Center, filed this amicus brief in support of the US Department of Justice suit challenging the illegal and inaccurate voter purge initiated by th
MN Secretary of state asks for Supreme Court decision on voter ID by Aug. 27 (News Clips) 6/27/2012 The state officials charged with preparing ballots for the Nov. 6 general election need to know whether the proposed photo ID amendment will be on the ballot, and in what form.
Thank YOU for Telling the EPA to Protect People, Not Polluters! (Blog) 6/27/2012 Over 2 months ago, we asked you to submit comments to the EPA in support of their proposed regulation to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. We surpassed TWO million comments!
Petition on How Districts Are Drawn Faring Well (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “...the effort to overhaul how Ohio draws its legislative and congressional districts is on track to submit more than 386,000 voter signatures by the July 4 deadline, said Ann Henkener of the League…
New Hampshire Governor Vetoes GOP Voter ID Bill (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “New Hampshire’s Democratic governor vetoed a voting law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature today, saying it ‘would put into place a photo identification system that is far more…
Florida Voter Registration Law Challenged (News Clips) 6/26/2012 “An attorney representing Florida told a federal three-judge panel in Washington on Thursday that the state may withdraw its request for judicial approval of the registration limits, part of a 2011…
MORE THAN 2 MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING EPA PROTECTIONS AGAINST CARBON POLLUTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE COLLECTED (Press Release) 6/22/2012 The League and a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced they have collected more than two million comments in support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)…
Purged Voters Sue Florida (News Clips) 6/21/2012 “Five separate organizations and two individual Florida voters have filed suit in U.S. District Court, claiming that the state's controversial voter purge program is discriminatory. The suit,…