Protecting Voters, Restoring Democracy (Blog) 7/28/2014 Editorial Note: This blog post was written by the League's summer interns, Lily Klein-Evans, Claudia Maisch and Hana Migliorato Earlier this month,…
How the League Helps Ensure Voting Access for Americans with Disabilities (Blog) 7/25/2014 This weekend marks 24 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the landmark civil rights law that prohibits…
Leagues and Redistricting Reform: Creating Representative Districts (Blog) 7/18/2014 Late last week, a Florida Circuit Court threw out the Congressional maps in Florida, drawn by the state legislature and adopted in 2012. The judge…
Visiting the Hill – Keeping the Pressure On to Pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act (Blog) 7/17/2014 This week, the League attended a special meeting on Capitol Hill conducted by Senators Mark Begich and Harry Reid concerning voting rights. We were…
Making Voting as Easy as 1-2-3 in Ohio & Beyond! (Blog) 7/11/2014 Great news: A federal court recently ruled to make it easier to vote in Ohio! And it gets better – the League of Women Voters of Ohio (LWVOH) is…
Florida Decision is Major Victory Against Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 7/11/2014 “Court decision is a big step forward in fight for voter-based redistricting,” says League Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, a Florida…
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law (Blog) 7/1/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was writteb by Anne Borg, Co-President, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts The League of Women Voters of…
Hobby Lobby Decision Jeopardizes Women's Right to Equal Health Care (Press Release) 6/30/2014 Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. that dealt a serious blow to women…
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 There’s finally some good news on the voting rights front in Congress. Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Congress Must Act to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C. – “Today may be an anniversary but it is not a celebration,” said…