Essential Voting Rights Protections at Risk (Press Release) 2/8/2013 League Joins Amicus Briefs in Shelby County v. Holder case on Voting Rights Act (VRA)
Top US court to examine minority voting rights (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "The US Supreme Court decided to take up the issue of voting rights for minorities, a group that has historically faced discrimination at the polls. ... Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the…
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 11/13/2012 "The Supreme Court said Friday that it would consider a challenge from several Southern states to the Voting Rights Act, setting up another landmark clash over federal power and the legacy of…
Money, Power, Ruses, and the Right to Vote (News Clips) 9/13/2012 “On Wednesday, in the heat of another pitched American battle over voting rights, one that is playing out in courthouses and state capitals all across the nation, the Senate Judiciary Committee met…
Politicians Should Not Manipulate Voting Rights (Blog) 9/12/2012 Testifying today before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the continuing importance of the Voting Rights Act, Elisabeth MacNamara, president of the League of Women Voters of the United Stat
Justice Department Clears New Hampshire Voter ID Law (News Clips) 9/5/2012 “The Justice Department has cleared New Hampshire's voter ID law under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. Unlike voter ID laws DOJ has challenged, voters who lack an acceptable form of photo…
South Carolina voter ID Trial Phase Closes with Questions... (News Clips) 9/4/2012 “How South Carolina election officials accommodate voters unable to get required photo identification before going to the polls is playing a key role in the legal fight over whether the state’s…
Justice for Voters in Texas and Florida (News Clips) 8/31/2012 “Fortunately, federal courts are seeing these efforts for what they are: a variation on the racist laws that disenfranchised millions before those tactics were outlawed by the Voting Rights Act. ……
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map (News Clips) 8/28/2012 “In a lengthy, sweeping decision, a federal court in Washington on Tuesday unanimously struck down Texas' new congressional map, ruling that the plan was enacted with "discriminatory…
SC Voter ID Law Sparks Federal Trial, Puts State's Racial Past on Stand (News Clips) 8/27/2012 “A federal trial opening Monday will examine the legality of South Carolina’s new voter ID law and also put on display the state’s history of racial discrimination.”