League of Women Voters File Lawsuit Against South Dakota’s Senate Bill 180 (Press Release) 6/28/2022 The League of Women Voters of South Dakota and the League of Women Voters of the United States filed a federal lawsuit challenging Senate Bill 180.
Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Keep Guns Out of Public Spaces (Press Release) 6/23/2022 WASHINGTON — Today, the US Supreme Court ruled 6 – 3 in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that New York’s 100-year-old law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed…
Caren Short Joins League of Women Voters as Director of Legal & Research (Press Release) 6/10/2022 WASHINGTON- The League of Women Voters is proud to announce Caren Short as Director of Legal and Research. Caren joins the League’s growing Advocacy and Litigation team, where she will oversee and…
Protect the Voting Rights Act to Keep Democracy Safe (Blog) 5/23/2022 The Voting Rights Act was originally passed in 1965 as one of the chief legislative accomplishments of the civil rights movement. Since then, it has safeguarded the right to vote, guarding…
League Joins Call for Social Media Companies to Address Election Disinformation (Legal Document) 5/12/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a letter with more than 120 other groups addressed to social media platform leaders urging them to control the spread of disinformation online,…
Federal judge declines to issue restraining order against alleged voter intimidation (News Clips) 4/20/2022 A federal judge has declined to issue a temporary restraining order after finding no imminent threat from a group who allegedly interrogated and intimidated Colorado voters at their homes, including…
Voting Rights Act is hanging by a thread; FL ruling may allow Supreme Court to cut it (News Clips) 4/13/2022 In an exceedingly rare federal ruling striking down restrictions on voting that the GOP-dominated Florida Legislature approved last year, the state has effectively been placed on probation.
Judge Accepts Redrawn Baltimore County Council Map With One Majority Black District (News Clips) 3/24/2022 A judge has accepted a remedial Baltimore County Council map with one majority Black council district. U.S. District Court Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby said at a status conference Thursday afternoon that…
Colorado Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Voter Intimidation (Press Release) 3/9/2022 Today, the League of Women Voters of Colorado and other civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against election conspiracy group US Election Integrity Plan (USEIP) for voter intimidation…
How the US Has Shifted Away from Pro-Voter Legislation (Blog) 3/7/2022 The pro-voter Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 moved quickly through Congress with strong bipartisan support. The…