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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Jersey City United Against the New Ward Map v. Jersey City Ward Commission

LWVNJ filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs contesting the new redistricting plan for the Jersey City election wards.

Redistricting / June 18, 2025 / Case Closed

Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs

LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / May 13, 2025 / Case Closed

Conley v. Hirsch

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina sued in federal court challenging an attempt to retroactively change North Carolina election processes and throw out thousands of votes

Fighting Voter Suppression / May 5, 2025 / Case Closed

Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

LWVNC filed an amicus brief on behalf of North Carolina voters after a lawsuit was filed by a losing state supreme court candidate, putting 60,000 ballots in jeopardy of being thrown out

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / May 5, 2025 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Montana v. Knudsen

LWVMT filed a state court lawsuit against HB 892, which imposed criminal penalties on voters

Elections / April 9, 2025 / Case Closed

Hamilton v. Dallas County

Case filed by nine female detention service officers against the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department asserting sex discrimination in scheduling days off

Equal Rights / March 31, 2025 / Case Closed

Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice v. Allen

LWVAL and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent the Alabama Secretary of State from wrongfully purging voters from the rolls

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / March 14, 2025 / Case Closed

Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (absentee voting for voters with disabilities)

LWVWI filed suit to prohibit the enforcement of state statutes that blocked voters with disabilities from receiving, marking, and returning their absentee ballot electronically

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / March 12, 2025 / Case Closed

United States v. Idaho (consolidated with Moyle v. United States)

LWVUS and nearly 100 other organizations joined an amicus brief filed by the National Women’s Law Center arguing that EMTALA preempts Idaho’s abortion ban

Reproductive Justice / March 5, 2025 / Case Closed

Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch

LWVMS, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / March 3, 2025 / Case Closed