LWVUS Urges Administration to Pause Removal of Haitians Seeking Asylum (Legal Document) 9/24/2021 The League joined partners and members of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on a letter to President Biden urging the…
League Urges Senate to Vote Yes on Freedom to Vote Act (Legal Document) 9/23/2021 In a memo to the US Senate, LWV urged Senators to support passage of the Freedom to Vote Act. Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps will be…
Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning Prison Gerrymandering (Press Release) 9/23/2021 RICHMOND, VA — Late Wednesday, the Virginia Supreme Court denied a petition challenging the state’s anti-prison…
Federal Court Blocks “Proof of Citizenship” Voting Requirement (Press Release) 9/23/2021 Last week a federal court ruled in League of Women Voters v. Harrington that a former U.S. Election Assistance Commission official violated federal…
LWV of Ohio, ACLU of Ohio, and APRI Launch Legal Challenge Over Ohio Partisan Gerrymandering (Press Release) 9/23/2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio — On behalf of The League of Women Voters of Ohio, the Ohio chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, and several individuals…
Issues to Watch: Money in Politics and Financial Disclosures (Blog) 9/21/2021 The League of Women Voters fights for a system that is representative and accountable in its rules regarding money and politics. …
LWV Files Amicus Brief in Voter Intimidation Case Before SCOTUS (Press Release) 9/21/2021 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen threatens to eliminate laws regulating guns in public places WASHINGTON — Late Monday, the…
League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also known as League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case) 9/16/2021
How Texas Advocates Mitigated the Attack on Voting Rights (Blog) 9/9/2021 This blog was written by Susan Schultz of the LWV of Texas. In early September 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1) into law.…, SB1: A Deeply Flawed Improvement on Prior Bills While SB1 still restricts voting rights and violates Americans’ freedom to vote, the worst…