LWVUS joins call to restore Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (Legal Document) 1/13/2022 LWVUS joined other organizations urging committee members to support the restoration of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (BLDTF).
League of Women Voters Anticipates White House Voting Rights Speech in Atlanta (Press Release) 1/11/2022 LWVUS CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement ahead of President Biden and Vice President Harris's voting rights speech at the Atlanta University Center Consortium.
League of Women Voters Thanks President Biden for Directing Senate to End Filibuster (Press Release) 1/11/2022 LWV CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to President Biden and Vice President Harris’s speech at the Atlanta University Center Consortium. Virginia was honored to…
3 Takeaways from the Biden Administration's Speech on Voting Rights (Blog) 1/11/2022 Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris responded to a year of advocacy, including thousands of letters to members of Congress, hundreds of activist arrests, and countless calls to deliver…
5 Ways to Defend Democracy in 5 Minutes (Blog) 1/10/2022 Our nation is at a crucial turning point, how we proceed will determine whether our democracy survives. Our system of government is fractured, but the will of the people is strong. We don’t have a…
League of Women Voters Joins Michelle Obama, When We All Vote and 30 More Organizations in Fight For Our Vote Pledge Ahead of Midterms (Press Release) 1/10/2022 Thirty-one voting organizations and civil rights groups representing millions join When We All Vote Co-Chair Michelle Obama in pledge to fight for voting rights and organize voters in New York Times…
LWV Responds to SCOTUS Decision on Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 12/10/2021 The US Supreme Court ruled in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson that abortion providers have the right to challenge a Texas law banning abortion after six weeks and deputizing private citizens to carry…
Reproductive Justice Cases You Should Know About (Blog) 12/2/2021 In the past year, the League has joined litigation to fight back against the flood of anti-abortion bills that have been put forward across the country.
League joins coalition calling on Congress to protect federal elections and elections officials from attacks (Legal Document) 12/1/2021 The League calls on members of Congress to enact federal elections protections by supporting the Freedom to Vote Act and other legal remedies as needed.
How Native American Women Inspired the Women’s Suffrage Movement (Blog) 11/29/2021 The Native women of Haudenosaunee played a vital role in the women’s suffrage movement. Their way of living — equal participation in their government and societal roles — heavily influenced…