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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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UnidosUS v. Byrd

LWVFL and its co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit in Florida challenging H.B. 991, the state’s newest voter suppression law that imposes documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / / Case Active

Florida Decides Healthcare v. Byrd

LWVFL moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit to protect Florida’s ballot initiative process

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Moody (now Byrd) (SB 7050 lawsuit)

LWVFL filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that imposed severe restrictions on voter registration activities by the League and its partners

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

Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee)

The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders

Redistricting / / Case Closed

Pernell v. Florida Board of Governors of the State University System

LWVUS filed an amicus brief supporting limits on legislative privilege in lawsuits challenging discriminatory laws and policies.

Defending Democracy / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee (now League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd)

LWV Florida and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking an injunction to prevent enforcement of SB90, which creates new restrictions on ballot drop boxes, line warming, voter…

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Byrd (NVRA lawsuit)

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting Florida’s statewide voter registration form violated the National Voter Registration Act.

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

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

League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit asserting that Florida’s state legislature violated the state’s Fair Districts Amendments with its proposed congressional maps after the 2010 Census

Redistricting / / Case Closed