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The League of Women Voters

Legal Center

Litigation empowers our fight for the issues that matter most to communities: protecting the right to vote, promoting fair and accessible elections, ending big-money corruption, and reinforcing the dignity that people across the country deserve.

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Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida

Drew Adams, a high school student, and his mother sued the St. Johns County School Board for discriminating against Drew because he is transgender. The School Board maintains a policy prohibiting…

Equal Rights / / Case Closed

Juliana v. United States

The League of Women Voters of the United State and the League of Women Voters of Oregon filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs seeking to block a liquified natural gas export facility and…

The Environment / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Arizona v. Lions of Liberty (now AARA v. Jennings)

Federal lawsuit by LWV of Arizona challenging voter intimidation by defendants Lions of Liberty and Clean Elections USA. The groups were conducting surveillance of voters using ballot drop boxes.

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Baltimore Cnty. Branch NAACP v. Baltimore County, MD

Black voters in Baltimore County challenged the county’s redistricting plan as racial vote dilution in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Redistricting / / Case Active

LWV Wisconsin v. Knudson (2021)

LWV of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to reactivate the voter registrations of 31,854 voters who had been unlawfully purged from the voter registration rolls.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo

California’s FAIR MAPS Act bans gerrymandering of local government districts. The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened as plaintiffs after the county’s Board of…

Redistricting / / Case Closed

White v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court case on whether election clerks may correct certain errors or omissions on witness certifications for absentee ballots

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab

LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements

Educating Voters / Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / / Case Active

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Commonwealth v. Dush (consolidated as Costa v. Corman)

LWV Pennsylvania and partners moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit contesting a subpoena for the personal information of almost nine million registered voters

Elections / / Case Active