Florida Decision is Major Victory Against Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 7/11/2014 “Court decision is a big step forward in fight for voter-based redistricting,” says League Washington, D.C. – Late yesterday, a Florida…
League Supports the DISCLOSE Act of 2014 (Legal Document) 7/9/2014 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate in support of quick action to enact the DISCLOSE Act of 2014. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps will also…
School’s Out. Have You Registered to Vote? (Blog) 7/9/2014 This spring, approximately 40 volunteer League of Women Voters teams in 14 states participated in our 2014 High School and Community College Voter…
League Supports Reintroduction of DISCLOSE Act (Legal Document) 7/8/2014 The League joined a letter to U.S. Senators urging them to pass the DISCLOSE Act of 2014. The DISCLOSE Act would ensure that voters know the identity…
League Joins Amicus Brief in Montana Contribution Limits Case (Article) 7/2/2014 The League joined an amicus brief filed in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Lair v. Motl. The brief urges the Ninth Circuit Court to…
Celebrating the 26th Amendment and the Voices of Young People (Blog) 7/1/2014 Forty-three years ago today on July 1, 1971, Congress ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution. The legislation was a victory for our…
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law (Blog) 7/1/2014 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was writteb by Anne Borg, Co-President, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts The League of Women Voters of…
Hobby Lobby Decision Jeopardizes Women's Right to Equal Health Care (Press Release) 6/30/2014 Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in the case Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. that dealt a serious blow to women…
UPDATE: Voting Rights Moving Forward! (Blog) 6/25/2014 There’s finally some good news on the voting rights front in Congress. Today, on the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision that gutted…
Voters Lack Vital Protections One Year After Shelby Decision (Press Release) 6/25/2014 Congress Must Act to Restore the Voting Rights Act Washington, D.C. – “Today may be an anniversary but it is not a celebration,” said…