League of Women Voters Supports ERA Ratification Legislation (Press Release) 1/31/2023 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement supporting the…
League of Women Voters Welcomes 118th Congress in Session (Press Release) 1/7/2023 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the 118th Congress elected Kevin McCarthy to be Speaker of the House:
LWV Statement on January 6th Committee Final Business Meeting (Press Release) 12/19/2022 The League is grateful to the bipartisan members of the Select Committee for their service to protect our democracy and ensure our nation never again experiences an attempt to overthrow the voices of…
Court Must Intervene to Compel Cochise County, Arizona, Board of Supervisors to Certify Lawful Election Results (Press Release) 12/1/2022 (COCHISE, ARIZ.) - The Board of Supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona, voted on Monday to delay certifying this year's midterm election results, a clear violation of state law. The action…
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme…
LWV Statement on Guilty Verdict in Trial for the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery (Press Release) 11/24/2021 LWV of the US and LWV of Georgia issued the following statement in response to a jury finding Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan guilty of the murder of Ahmaud…
LWVUS and LWV Wisconsin Joint Statement on the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse (Press Release) 11/19/2021 The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin issued the following joint statement in reaction to the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse …
LWV Joins SCOTUS Case Challenging Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 10/27/2021 LWVUS joined an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, a case before the US Supreme Court challenging a recently enacted Texas law that severely limits abortion…
League Commends Federal Judge for Blocking Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 10/7/2021 This decision is a victory for women and all people in Texas who may become pregnant.
League of Women Voters Response to SCOTUS Failure to Block Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 9/1/2021 The US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy LWV of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and LWV of Texas President Grace Chimene…