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Gill v. Whitford (Legal Case)

6/18/2018

A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…

LWV Ohio Joins Congressional District Lawsuit (Press Release)

5/23/2018

The League of Women Voters of Ohio today announced participation in a lawsuit challenging the state's U.S. congressional districts as unconstitutional.

League Sends Letter to House Committee on Citizenship and the U.S. Census (Article)

5/10/2018

The League sent a letter to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee urging the committee to use its power and remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census.

SCOTUS Hears Maryland Gerrymandering Case (Blog)

3/29/2018

This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Benisek v. Lamone, a case out of Maryland that argues politicians designed the state's congressional map with…

LWVPA Statement on Supreme Court Upholding New Maps (Press Release)

3/20/2018

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision refusing to block the redrawing of Pennsylvania's congressional districts.

Philadelphia Inquirer: In case that could affect 2018 elections, gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. high court rules (News Clips)

11/9/2017

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to decide a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year.

League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document)

10/24/2017

The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…

Maybe Yes, Maybe No: Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Blog)

10/4/2017

On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court heard what we hope will be the historic case of Gill v. Whitford. Why historic? Because the case represents the last chance, probably for decades, for the Court…

Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog)

9/27/2017

The Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford challenges the district maps drawn by the state legislature of Wisconsin in 2011. It is the first partisan gerrymandering challenge to make it to the…

League Files Amicus Brief in Gill v. Whitford (Article)

9/6/2017

The League filed a brief in the historic partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3rd.