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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

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

Pennsylvania Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee v. Pennsylvania Department of State

LWV Pennsylvania intervened in a case brought by a Pennsylvania Senate committee seeking a court order requiring the release of millions of voter records

Elections / / Case Closed

Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.

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

Wolf v. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

LWV Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging several proposed state constitutional amendments

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Reproductive Justice / / Case Closed

Reproductive Freedom for All v. Board of State Canvassers

LWV Michigan filed an amicus brief against an attempt to block a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom

Fighting Voter Suppression / Reproductive Justice / / Case Closed

Democracy North Carolina v. North Carolina State Board of Elections

Case brought by the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and co-plaintiffs seeking changes to several voting regulations to ensure safe and accessible voting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

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

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