LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map (Press Release) 9/7/2023 Tallahassee, FL — A Florida trial court has sided with plaintiffs including the League of Women Voters of Florida in the case Black…
Carroll v. Gianforte (Legal Case) 9/6/2023 LWV of Montana and partners filed a lawsuit in Montana state court asserting a new law creating a parallel “community choice” school system violated Montana’s Constitution
SC election officials encouraging voter registration now (News Clips) 9/1/2023 This news segment originally aired on WCSC. League of Women Voters of South Carolina President Nancy Williams says leaders elected in local races often make decisions or policies that affect…
A century of civic engagement: League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Tulsa celebrates 100 years (News Clips) 8/31/2023 This story was originally published by TulsaPeople. This year, Tulsa’s league of the nonpartisan nonprofit organization celebrates 100 years of encouraging informed and active participation in…
Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog) 8/30/2023 From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Protect Water-Related State Revolving Funds (Legal Document) 8/28/2023 LWVUS joined a letter to Congress urging that they protect the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) -the primary federal support for wastewater and…
Detroit voting rights advocate Mildred Madison dies at 97 (News Clips) 8/25/2023 This story was originally published by CBS News Detroit. Longtime League leader and voting rights advocate Mildred Madison passed away at the age of 97.
MAJOR VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-VOTER LAW (Press Release) 8/24/2023 AUSTIN, TEXAS - A federal court ruled late last week in favor of civil rights groups who filed a lawsuit against anti-voter legislation, Senate Bill 1. The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by the Texas Civil…
Opinion: The impact of local news on our democracy (News Clips) 8/22/2023 This opinion was originally published in the Kitsap Sun. The League of Women Voters of Washington wrote an opinion on the importance of local news in our democracy.
Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP, Supreme Court Case Addressing Racial Gerrymandering (Press Release) 8/18/2023 WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Alexander v. South Carolina State…