Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog) 6/5/2024 Gun violence has a relatively more devastating impact on certain groups of people, including the LGBTQIA+ community. The disproportionate impact of gun violence on the LGBTQIA+ community makes…
Preparing for the 2024 Presidential Election with LWV's Chief Counsel (Blog) 6/4/2024 Election and voting rights were the focus of this year’s Brown Forum for Women in Law Conference hosted by Northeastern University School of Law. This year’s conference was entitled “Women, Media,…
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab (Legal Case) 5/31/2024 LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements
League of Women Voters of Montana v. Knudsen (Legal Case) 5/30/2024 LWV Montana filed a state court lawsuit against HB 892, which imposed criminal penalties on voters
Lawson v. Hargett (formerly Ashe v. Hargett) (Legal Case) 5/23/2024 LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting the state’s requirement that voters be "bona fide" party members or declare allegiance when voting in a party’s primary election is unconstitutional
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 5/16/2024 LWV Arkansas and partners filed a lawsuit in state court asserting four new laws on voter ID, absentee voting, and line warming violated the Arkansas Constitution
LWVUS Opposes SAVE Act (Legal Document) 5/16/2024 LWVUS joined coalition partners to oppose the SAVE Act, which would require citizenship documentation to cast a ballot, despite the fact that voters in every state are already required to affirm or…
LWV Florida v. Moody (SB 7050 lawsuit) (Legal Case) 5/15/2024 LWV Florida filed a federal lawsuit challenging a state law that imposed severe restrictions on voter registration activities by the League and its partners
Doe v. San Jose Unified School District Board (Legal Case) 5/8/2024 Case brought by two members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) alleging their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act were violated when the club was…