Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Widespread Voter Suppression (Blog) 6/28/2013 In its ruling on Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court erased fundamental protections against racial discrimination in…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Voting Rights (Blog) 6/19/2013 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a victory for voters when it struck down an Arizona law requiring documentary proof of…
Tomorrow’s Voters Already Making Their Mark (Blog) 6/12/2013 Today we welcomed four Austin, TX, ninth graders and their parent chaperones to the LWVUS offices. The four young women are in Washington, DC to…
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…
Voter Suppression in North Carolina: What’s happening and what it means for our country (Blog) 4/18/2013 Early this month, a plethora of voter suppression bills were introduced by members of the North Carolina Legislature. The League of Women Voters…
Attacks on Voting Rights – a Midterm State Legislative Report (Blog) 3/28/2013 For many state legislatures, March marks the half-way point of their legislative session, some are already adjourned and some seem to never end.…
Citizen-Led Voter Registration Drives at Risk in Arizona v. ITCA, Inc. (Press Release) 3/18/2013 Second Significant Voting Rights Case Heard by Supreme Court Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case…
Second Pivotal Voting Rights Case Heads to Supreme Court (Press Release) 3/7/2013 Arizona v. ITC Places Citizens’ Right to Vote, Independent Voter Registration Drives at Risk Washington, D.C. (March 7, 2013) – Today, the…
The VRA Arguments from Inside the Supreme Court (Blog) 2/28/2013 The lawyer’s lounge in the Supreme Court building is a soothing shade of green with high ceilings, large windows and portraits of obscure associate…
Threat to Voting Rights is Real (Press Release) 2/28/2013 The Voting Rights Act Remains Critical Safeguard of the Right to Vote Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2013) – Today, Elisabeth MacNamara,…