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LWVUS joins a letter in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter to the House of Representatives in opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act.

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

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

Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog)

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…

Challenges Facing Student Voters (Blog)

Young voters are becoming a force in American politics, and as a result, anti-voter state legislatures are going to great lengths to add hurdles for young voters.In spite of these barriers, young…

Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog)

The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…

Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.  The…

Voter advocacy groups ask feds to step in after Texas allowed some voters’ ballots to be identified (News Clips)

This story was originally published in Votebeat Texas on June 13, 2024. A coalition of watchdog and voter advocacy groups asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday to use “all available…

LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document)

The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…

Civic Groups Respond to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Controversial Voting Laws (Press Release)

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision in LWV Kansas v. Schwab, a case brought by the League of Women Voters of Kansas (LWV Kansas), Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and…

Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says (News Clips)

This story was originally published in the Associated Press on 5/31/24.The Kansas Supreme Court offered a mixed bag in a ruling Friday that combined several challenges to a 2021 election law, siding…