Supreme Court hears case to determine who controls elections (News Clips) 12/8/2022 This story was originally published by Nexstar. “This would change elections, and not for the better so people need to be paying attention,” Kase Solomon said.
LWV Statement on Moore v. Harper Supreme Court Oral Arguments (Press Release) 12/7/2022 The League of Women Voters and Fair Elections Center released the following statements after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the Moore v. Harper case.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Brings Needed Public Defense Experience to SCOTUS (Blog) 12/2/2022 In June 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson — the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) — was sworn in as an associate justice. Justice Jackson is the first former public defender to…
Language Access is Key to Voting Rights (Blog) 11/23/2022 Eligible voters deserve equal access to register and vote under the law. Increasing the language accessibility of voting materials allows voters to feel confident in voting and become educated and…
Vassar students will vote on campus, after all, after last-minute court ruling (News Clips) 11/7/2022 This article was originally published in the Poughkeepsie Journal. The League of Women Voters of the Mid-Hudson Region, along with a college professor and student, last week sued the BOE and its…
It's Almost Election Day! Start Making Your Voting Plan Now. (News Clips) 11/3/2022 This article was originally published in Buzzfeed News. If you need help making a plan, check out Vote411.org, which is run by the grassroots political network League of Women Voters. Jeanette…
Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot (Blog) 11/1/2022 In June 2022, the US Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and ending the federal constitutional right to…
League of Women Voters Files Amicus Brief in Moore v. Harper (Press Release) 10/26/2022 LWV of the United States and League chapters from all 50 states and DC filed an amicus brief in the Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court. The case concerns the so-called “independent state…
LWVUS Asks the White House Gender Policy Council to Urge the President to Send Guidance to the US Archivist to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment (Legal Document) 10/5/2022 The League of Women Voters of the United States sent a letter to Senior Advisor Vogelstein and Co-Chair Klein of the White House Gender Policy Council, encouraging them to urge President Biden to…
LWV Watches Oral Arguments in SCOTUS Racial Vote Dilution Case, Merrill v. Milligan (Press Release) 10/5/2022 LWVUS and LWV of Alabama stood in solidarity with Alabama voters in Merrill v. Milligan as it was heard before the US Supreme Court. Both Leagues had previously submitted an amicus brief in support…