LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter to US House Leadership for Disability Rights (Legal Document) 7/26/2022 For the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the League signed onto a letter to US House leadership urging them to oppose…
What You Need to Know About Kansas's Vote on Abortion Rights (Blog) 7/25/2022 This blog was written by Jacqueline Lightcap and Martha Pint, co-presidents of the League of Women Voters of Kansas. On Aug. 2, 2022, Kansas…, While the amendment itself is concerning enough — taking away a constitutional right is always serious business — placing it on the ballot in the…
Explaining SCOTUS's Abortion Decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Blog) 7/22/2022 On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the…, What exactly does this mean? According to the Dobbs decision, relevant sources for gauging whether abortion is deeply rooted in history include:…, First, Justice Alito argued that the fact that early-stage abortion was not criminalized in early 1800s America does not mean that society felt women…, While Justice Alito argued that these rights are not affected by Dobbs, under the Dobbs logic, they are unlikely to be protected by the Constitution…, Yet the most important attribute shared by these opinions is the dangerous and oppressive effect they will have on countless people in this country…
League of Women Voters Welcomes Bipartisan Action on the Electoral Count Act (Press Release) 7/21/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the Senate…
TN Early Voting Underway; Voters Face Lengthy Ballots (News Clips) 7/21/2022 This article was originally published in Public News Service. The Volunteer State ranks poorly in the U.S. for its overall lack of voter…
League of Women Voters Files Lawsuit Against Cupertino Anti-Nonprofit Speech Ordinance (Press Release) 7/19/2022 CUPERTINO, CA — Today, the League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale filed a federal lawsuit challenging the city’s anti-nonprofit speech…
LWVUS Joins Sign-on Letter to Congress Urging Health Equity in Reconciliation (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The League signed onto a letter urging US Congress to take action to improve health care affordability and address health inequities impacting women…
Kansas Civic Groups Appeal Dismissal of Voter Suppression Lawsuit (Press Release) 7/18/2022 TOPEKA, KS — The League of Women Voters of Kansas, Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and the Topeka Independent Living Resource…
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…, Speaking on the eve of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion, Albright spoke directly to many in the audience…, The spread of false information, intentionally (disinformation) or unintentionally (misinformation), is one of the greatest threats to our democracy…, Throughout the tragedies of the past several years — the pandemic, fatal shootings, violence against people of color and the LGBTQIA+…, On a similar note, Nicole Melaku reminded us of the importance of unity in times of both victory and loss. All work across the voting and equal…, This is not the first time we've faced seemingly insurmountable hardship. It has been less than 170 years since slavery was abolished; less than 70…