State of the Union Address Touches on All of League’s Priority Issues (Blog) 1/29/2014 In last night’s annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama laid out his priorities for the coming year. His words addressed a range of…
Support the League’s Work and our Successes: Join us for #GivingTuesday! (Blog) 10/24/2013 UPDATE: Celebrate #GivingTuesday by making a tax-deductible donation to the League now. We have a day for giving thanks... we have Black Friday…
Celebrate Independence Day by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2013 In the last two weeks, the Supreme Court has issued decisions on two monumental voting rights cases. Together these cases only underline how…
Protecting Voters (Article) 6/6/2013 Rooted in the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League has worked to foster civic engagement and enhance access to the vote…
Court Throws Out Texas Congressional Map (News Clips) 8/28/2012 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE…
Voting Rights Act: Remember, Celebrate and Protect (Blog) 8/6/2012 Editorial Note: This piece was first published on my Huffington Post Blog earlier today. Forty-seven years ago this week, President Lyndon B.…
Twitter’s take on Attorney General Holder visiting LWV’s Convention (Blog) 6/14/2012 On Monday, June 11, Attorney General Eric Holder addressed our National Convention.Throughout Convention, we invited attendees to participate in an…
ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER ADDRESSES VOTING RIGHTS (Press Release) 6/11/2012 League is “Fiercely Committed” to Nation’s Voters, says Holder Washington, DC (June 11, 2012) – Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder…
Florida Enters Uncertain Battle Over District Lines (News Clips) 2/8/2012 “Florida is supposed to be the Sunshine State, but the outlook is cloudy for the future of the Congressional delegation there.”
League and Partners Urge Speaker Pelosi to Bring DC Voting Rights to the Floor (Legal Document) 1/13/2009 January 14, 2009 Dear Speaker Pelosi: On behalf of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) and undersigned individual organizations, we are…