LWVUS Testifies at DISCLOSE Act Hearing (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act and invited the League to testify
Kansas Civic Groups Appeal Dismissal of Voter Suppression Lawsuit (Press Release) 7/18/2022 LWV of Kansas and partners appealed the Kansas Court of Appeals’ decision in League of Women Voters v. Schwab, which held that members of the Plaintiffs’ organizations do not have standing to…
LWV and SPLC Call on Supreme Court to Defend Equal Representation for Black Alabamians by Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map (Press Release) 7/18/2022 LWV of Alabama, LWV of the United States and partners submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Merrill v. Milligan, outlining how Black Alabamians have been systematically deprived of their…
Messages for Women Powering Democracy (Blog) 7/14/2022 On June 23, 2022, five leaders in the political and equal rights movements came together to discuss the current state of democracy and women's role in advancing it. Touching on subjects…
LWV Wisconsin v. Knudson (2021) (Legal Case) 7/13/2022 LWV of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to reactivate the voter registrations of 31,854 voters who had been unlawfully purged from the voter registration rolls.
Understanding the Supreme Court's Gun Control Decision in NYSRPA v. Bruen (Blog) 7/12/2022 On June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its decision in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen, overturning a New York gun safety law. The Court ruled that New…
Split Wisconsin Supreme Court rules drop boxes are illegal, voters must mail or hand-deliver absentee ballots to clerk (News Clips) 7/8/2022 This article was originally published in Madison.com Absentee ballot drop boxes, which were used in hundreds of communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, are now illegal in the state except in clerk…
Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (Legal Case) 7/8/2022 LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty that sought to ban ballot drop boxes
League of Woman Voters files lawsuit over South Dakota petition circulation law (News Clips) 6/30/2022 This article was originally published in DakotaNewsnow.com Back in 2015, there was a concern about hired employees brought to the state and paid to collect petition signatures. Back then, anyone…
LWVUS Welcomes Director Santos to the Census Bureau (Legal Document) 6/28/2022 The League reached out to welcome Director Santos who was confirmed to the Census Bureau earlier this year. Census work is incredibly important to our democracy.