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Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights v. Beals

LWVVA filed a federal lawsuit to prevent a voter purge resulting from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 35

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / January 28, 2025 / Case Active

Hopkins v. Hosemann (now Watson)

LWVUS, LWV Mississippi, and civil rights partners filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs asserting Mississippi’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law violated the Eighth Amendment

Fighting Voter Suppression / January 27, 2025 / Case Closed

Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman (now Schmidt)

LWV of Pennsylvania and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit to count mail ballots that were returned and properly sealed by the statutory deadline but were rejected for being incorrectly dated

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / January 21, 2025 / Case Active

Louisiana v. Callais

LWVUS and civil rights groups filed an amicus brief supporting a new majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana to ensure fair representation

Redistricting / December 26, 2024 / Case Active

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 / December 19, 2024 / Case Active

Meta Platforms, Inc. v. State of Washington

LWV Washington filed an amicus brief supporting Washington’s disclosure requirements for online political advertising

Money In Politics / December 2, 2024 / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State of Missouri

LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against HB 1878, which restricted or criminalized several voter registration and education activities

Fighting Voter Suppression / November 27, 2024 / Case Active

Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State of Missouri

LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against tightened voter ID requirements for in-person voting

Fighting Voter Suppression / November 25, 2024 / Case Active

League of Women Voters of South Carolina v. Alexander

LWVSC filed a lawsuit alleging the state’s congressional districts violated the state Constitution.

Redistricting / November 22, 2024 / Case Active

Juliana v. United States

LWVUS and the LWV Oregon filed amicus briefs supporting youth seeking a court order requiring the federal government to plan to end fossil fuel emissions

The Environment / November 12, 2024 / Case Closed