US Supreme Court Reverses Decision Blocking Rushed Census Count (Press Release) 10/13/2020 High Court’s Ruling Allows Trump Administration to Direct Bureau to End 2020 Census Count Early WASHINGTON—Today, the US Supreme Court granted…
League Submits Comments Disapproving of DHS’ Intention to Destroy Civil Rights Complaint Records (Legal Document) 10/8/2020 LWVUS joined a letter to the National Archives disapproving of the Dept. of Homeland Security's (DHS) proposed request seeking permission to destroy…
10 Things You Should Know About Redistricting (Blog) 10/5/2020 Every 10 years, after the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their state and congressional district lines. These…
LWV Statement on President Trump Testing Positive for COVID-19 (Press Release) 10/2/2020 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters board president Dr. Deborah Turner issued the following statement: “The League of Women Voters is…
Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed in Victory for Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments (Press Release) 9/25/2020 STATUS: The Court denied the government’s request to stop counting operations before October 31, meaning that self-response and Nonresponse Follow-up…
League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release) 9/17/2020 WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued this statement in response to reports of human…
The Fight for Fair Maps: In the Trenches and on the Ballot (Blog) 9/17/2020 This blog post was written by Lizzy Ganssle and Samyuktha Mahadevan, campaign organizers for LWVUS., Through the national redistricting reform campaign, People Powered Fair Maps ™, Leagues in all 50 states and Washington,…
Ruling Halts LWV of Arkansas Fair Maps Initiative (Press Release) 9/16/2020 FAYETTEVILLE, AR — Late Tuesday, a federal judge ruled in Miller v. Thurston that 150,000 signatures collected for a ballot measure that would create…
League Urges Congress to reject Funding Increases to ICE and CBP (Legal Document) 9/16/2020 LWVUS joined immigrant and justice advocacy groups on a Defund Hate letter to House leadership calling for no funding increases for Immigration and…
Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline (Press Release) 9/6/2020 SAN JOSE, CA—Late Saturday, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in National Urban League v. Ross against the winding down of in-…