The Economic Cost of Climate Change (Blog) 6/9/2022 Carbon emissions are causing widespread and potentially irreversible damage to the environment — and also have a significant impact on the economy. While some people rationalize…
Voting Rights Organizations Challenge Cobb County School Board Map Denying Equal Representation to Voters of Color (Press Release) 6/9/2022 ATLANTA – TODAY The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of Georgia, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyer’s Committee), and Schulte…
Harkenrider v. Hochul (Legal Case) 6/2/2022 LWV New York filed an amicus brief supporting the appointment of an independent expert to redraw New York’s congressional and state legislative districts
LWVUS Advocates for the Passage of the DISCLOSE Act of 2021 (Legal Document) 5/19/2022 The League of Women Voters strongly urges the US Senate to bring the DISCLOSE Act of 2021 to the floor for debate and final passage.
League of Women Voters of New York State Files Federal Lawsuit to Postpone New York Statewide Primaries to August 23, 2022 (Press Release) 5/19/2022 The League of Women Voters of New York State filed a lawsuit yesterday in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York asking that the Court postpone the June 28 primary for…
Senate Fails to Pass Women’s Health and Protection Act (Press Release) 5/11/2022 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the (49-51) Senate vote on the…
With Liberty and Justice for All (Except DC) (Blog) 5/10/2022 But the District of Columbia is not a state. Why is that a problem? Because of not being a state, the District of Columbia does not have any rights unless they are specifically allowed by Congress,…
LWVUS Urges US Senate to Vote Yes on S4132, Women's Health Protection Act (Legal Document) 5/10/2022 LWVUS sent a letter to members of the US Senate asking them to vote yes on S4132, legislation that would codify a woman's right to reproductive choice, including access to abortion services. …
League of Women Voters Supports Senate Action on Reproductive Rights (Press Release) 5/9/2022 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in support of the Senate legislation…
Baltimore Cnty. Branch NAACP v. Baltimore County, MD (Legal Case) 5/9/2022 Black voters in Baltimore County challenged the county’s redistricting plan as racial vote dilution in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.