Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/12/2019 Focus must be on a complete count, not citizenship data WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters board president Chris…
Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release) 7/11/2019 Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…
LWV Volunteer Lobby Corps Spring Update from Capitol Hill (Blog) 7/5/2019 This blog post was written by LWVUS Lobby Corps Chair, Jackie Coolidge. The LWVUS Volunteer Lobby Corps had a very active spring this year. The…
League Joins Civil Rights Groups in Urging Supreme Court to Protect LGBTQ+ Workers (Press Release) 7/3/2019 WASHINGTON - Today the League of Women Voters joined more than 50 organizations in filing an amicus brief for a trio of civil rights cases…
League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release) 7/2/2019 WASHINGTON - Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement…
Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips) 6/27/2019 This story was originally published by Patch. ANNAPOLIS, MD — The redistricting of Maryland's Sixth Congressional district certainly seemed to help…
LA Times: Supreme Court’s approval of partisan gerrymandering raises 2020 election stakes (News Clips) 6/27/2019 This story was originally published by the Los Angeles Times. Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld highly partisan…
Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 6/27/2019 Legislative Solutions Exist to Ensure Fair Maps WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women…
Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release) 6/27/2019 League Remains Dedicated to Complete Count in 2020 WASHINGTON, DC--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York…
Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog) 6/26/2019 The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th Century when it was established in 1965.…