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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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Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections

LWV and LWVIL filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting access to justice for organizations like the League.

Elections / / Case Active

Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Fontes

LWVAZ filed an amicus brief supporting several provisions of the Arizona Elections Procedures Manual in a state court lawsuit

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Jester

LWVAR filed a federal lawsuit against multiple state laws restricting access to the state’s ballot initiative process

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump (now LULAC v. Executive Office of the President)

LWV, LWVAZ, and partners filed a federal lawsuit asserting President Trump’s Executive Order 14248 violated separation of powers and federal law

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Fitz-James v. Hoskins

LWVMO filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs arguing a ballot summary describing an anti-abortion state constitutional amendment was misleading

Educating Voters / Elections / Reproductive Justice / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

LWV Wisconsin filed a state court lawsuit to ensure certain missing address information on absentee ballot envelopes did not disenfranchise voters.

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

McVay v. Cockroft

LWVOK filed an amicus brief challenging new restrictions on Oklahoma’s ballot initiative process.

Defending Democracy / Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration v. State Election Board

LWVGA filed an amicus brief challenging antidemocratic election certification rules adopted weeks before the November 2024 election.

Elections / / Case Closed

Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections

LWVPA filed a motion to intervene and then an amicus brief to defend its claims in a parallel case related to mail ballots, PA NAACP v. Schmidt.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

VOTE v. Ardoin

LWV of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit asserting Louisiana’s documentation requirements to register to vote for people with felony convictions violated the NVRA

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active