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Green v. Bell

LWV of North Carolina moved to intervene in a lawsuit that alleged the North Carolina Board of Elections had failed to properly remove ineligible voters from the rolls in violation of the NVRA

Fighting Voter Suppression / / 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

Hobbs v. Crosby

LWV Arizona filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to order the Cochise County Board of Supervisors to certify the results of the 2022 elections

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

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

The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened after the county’s Board of Supervisors enacted a map favoring Republicans.

Redistricting / / Case Closed

Schroeder v. Minnesota Secretary of State

LWV of Minnesota filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on voting by people with felony convictions

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps)

LWV Ohio filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the new State House and State Senate maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders under the Ohio Constitution.

Redistricting / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map)

State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.

Redistricting / / 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 / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino

Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski

The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / / Case Closed