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Terrifying, Unacceptable, and Dangerous: LWV’s Response to the Arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan
On April 25, 2025, federal agents arrested Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan at her courthouse for allegedly obstructing the unlawful arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz. In…
Federal Court Blocks Part of Anti-Voter Trump Executive Order Challenged by League of Women Voters
On April 24, 2025, a federal judge temporarily blocked provisions of an anti-voter executive order challenged by the League of Women Voters.
League of Women Voters of California Seeks to Protect Mailed Ballots in California
San Diego, CA — Hundreds of thousands of California voters could have their ballots wrongfully discounted, according to a motion to intervene filed by the League of Women Voters…
League of Women Voters Sues to Defend Direct Democracy in Arkansas
Little Rock, AR — Today, the League of Women Voters of Arkansas (LWVAR) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Arkansas to block several…
LWV Declares United States in a “Constitutional Crisis,” Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters
On April 17, 2025, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters took the step of labeling our current moment a “constitutional crisis.” Concurrently, LWV announced a new initiative, Unite and Rise 8.5, to mobilize 8.5 million voters to step up and defend our democracy.
Impacted Voters, League of Women Voters of North Carolina File Lawsuit to Defend North Carolina Voters from Post-Election Disenfranchisement
Raleigh, NC — Today, the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and four individual voters — on behalf of other similar voters — filed a complaint and emergency motion…
League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship
Today, the League of Women Voters, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society filed an amicus brief urging a federal court to invalidate a recent executive order issued by…
An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV’s Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs
The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security. 
League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit
The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented persons and holders of temporary visas from the census count used to allocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes. 
A Dangerous Step Backward for Our Democracy: League of Women Voters Responds to Passage of the SAVE Act in the US House
The League of Women Voters stands strongly opposed to the passage of the SAVE Act in the US House.

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