Voting After a Climate Emergency (Blog) 10/17/2024 Every person deserves to have their voice heard. No one should lose that opportunity because they’re the victims of a climate disaster.We put together this guide on what you can do in the wake of a…
Victory! Alabama Voter Purges Put to a Stop (Press Release) 10/16/2024 Today, Campaign Legal Center, Alabama voters and civil rights groups successfully defended naturalized Americans who were unfairly purged from Alabama’s voter rolls. A federal judge halted Alabama’s…
MAJOR VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-VOTER LAW, SB1 (Press Release) 10/15/2024 In a victory for voting rights, a federal district court ruled Friday that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 S(B1) violates federal law. Specifically, the court ruled that…
Climate Change's Impact on Rural Women and Girls (Blog) 10/15/2024 The changes now occurring to the climate system around the world affect us all, particularly women and girls. By 2050, it “will push up to 158 million more women and girls into poverty and lead to…
Public Interest Groups Urge US and Wisconsin Attorney Generals to Investigate Illegal Voter Intimidation (Press Release) 10/15/2024 WASHINGTON, DC (October 15, 2024) – Free Speech For People issued a letter today to US Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney…
Five Election-Related Legal Cases You Should Know About This Week (Press Release) 10/11/2024 October 11, 2024The League is at the forefront of the most important federal and state cases across the United States. Here’s a list of the top five election-related legal cases you should know about…
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Motion to Stay Preliminary Injunction of Alabama SB1 (Press Release) 10/11/2024 Today, in an important victory for Alabama voters, the Eleventh Circuit left in place a court order that temporarily blocks Alabama from prosecuting people and organizations who assist voters who are…
LWVFL, SPLC File Emergency Motion to Extend Voter Registration as Floridians Face Back-to-Back Hurricanes (Press Release) 10/9/2024 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LWVFL, with SPLC, filed emergency litigation to reopen Florida's voter registration after Gov. DeSantis missed extending the Oct. 7 deadline.
League of Women Voters' VOTE411 Launches New Campaign Finance Feature to Empower Voters (Press Release) 10/9/2024 WASHINGTON —The League of Women Voters announced the launch of a new campaign finance feature on VOTE411, its one-stop-shop for nonpartisan election-…
Lawsuit Challenges Recent Voter Roll Purges in Virginia Preventing Eligible US citizens from Voting (Press Release) 10/7/2024 Today, the Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights and LWV filed a federal lawsuit against the state for unlawful voter roll removals.