Editorial: Debate excuses don't fly (News Clips) 11/1/2023 This opinion was originally published in the Times Union. Republicans running for local offices in Malta and Clifton Park, among other towns, refuse…
Choose Your Spooky Voting Adventure & We’ll Tell You Which Classic Monster You Are (Blog) 10/31/2023 A local election is coming up. What do you do? a. Lurk in the corner of a dark room, whispering registration reminders to your loved ones when…, It’s time to head to the polls. What do you take with you? a. An aura of hope (replacing your usual aura of dread) b. Several of your…
Virginia Admitted to Wrongfully Removing 3,400 Voters. Can It Recover Ahead of Pivotal Elections? (News Clips) 10/31/2023 This story was originally published in Mother Jones. Since announcing the improper removal of nearly 3,400 eligible voters from Virginia’s…
Maine lawmakers, gun safety groups call for assault weapons ban (News Clips) 10/30/2023 This story was originally published by Public News Service. Advocates in Maine for stronger gun safety laws are calling for a complete ban on…
League Condemns Gun Violence (Press Release) 10/27/2023 PORTLAND, WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of Maine and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued this statement following the…
League of Women Voters: Gerrymandering is harming environmental protection in Wisconsin (News Clips) 10/23/2023 This story was originally published in WUWM 89.7. The Wisconsin DNR Board meets Wednesday for potential action on a new management plan for the…
The Lochner Court: Substantive Due Process and Its Effect on the Supreme Court Today (Blog) 10/19/2023 In a previous deep dive on the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS), we discussed where SCOTUS derives its power and how it could be limited. In this…, As we’ll see, the Lochner era of substantive due process exemplifies how a Supreme Court majority can radically reshape Americans’ lives in the most…, The Lochner decision was followed by other decisions striking down various federal and state labor laws under the Court’s theory of freedom of…, The Court’s entry into defining and interpreting “liberty” under the Due Process Clause extended to parts of American life beyond the workplace. This…, The Court also provided guidance on what fundamental liberties are protected under the Due Process Clause, stating, “While this Court…, These freedoms are not mentioned in the text of the Constitution, but most Americans consider them integral to a free society. It’s…, The overturning of Roe v. Wade was widely unpopular with the American public. In poll after poll, majorities of Americans disapproved of the Supreme…
Opinion | How readers are working to renovate our democracy (News Clips) 10/19/2023 This opinion was originally published in the Washington Post. One of my recent columns offered a list of FAQs about democracy…
LWVUS Supports Designating 2024 as the Year of Democracy (Legal Document) 10/19/2023 The League of Women Voters urged Senators to cosponsor S.Res.333 to publicly recognize the importance of our government that is by, and for, the…
North Carolina Pro-Democracy Groups File Lawsuit Against Youth Voting Restrictions (Press Release) 10/17/2023 DURHAM — North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747 (SB747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote of young North Carolinians,…