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Census Moves Forward Without Citizenship Question (Press Release)

7/12/2019

Now that the threat of a citizenship question on the Census appears to have ended, the focus must turn toward ensuring the 2020 Census is conducted …

Administration’s Action to Bypass the Supreme Court’s Ruling is a Threat to Democracy (Press Release)

7/11/2019

Highest Court Decision to Exclude Citizenship Question Must Be Protected WASHINGTON – Ahead of an expected White House announcement…

League Celebrates 2020 Census Will Not Include a Citizenship Question (Press Release)

7/2/2019

Late Tuesday the Trump Administration announced the 2020 Census forms will be printed without a citizenship question. The announcement came days after the Supreme Court blocked the question.

Supreme Court Upholds Exclusion of Citizenship Question in 2020 Census (Press Release)

6/27/2019

Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Department of Commerce v. New York that a citizenship question in the U.S. Census report cannot proceed. LWVNY was one of the several plaintiffs.

Six Years Since Shelby Shows There’s More Work to Do. Here’s How You Can Make an Impact. (Blog)

6/26/2019

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th century. But in 2013, the Supreme Court gutted important sections of it in Shelby County v. Holder.

League Urges Congress to Lift Severe Caps on Discretionary Spending (Article)

6/26/2019

LWVUS joined organizations connected to the Coalition on Human Needs on a letter urging members of Congress to lift severe caps on domestic and international discretionary spending in Fiscal…

League Urges Support for Census Bureau Funding in FY 2020 Budget (Legal Document)

6/24/2019

The League joined letters to the Census Project and other affiliates calling on Congress to support the funding levels for the Census Bureau appropriated in the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science…

In the Know: Analyzing SCOTUS Hearing on Adding a Citizenship Question to 2020 Census (Blog)

4/24/2019

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Department of Commerce v. New York, a case challenging the Administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census short form. Learn more…

League Calls on Senate to Hold For the People Act Hearing (Legal Document)

4/23/2019

The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate calling for a hearing on the For the People Act.

League urges presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers (Legal Document)

4/11/2019

LWVUS joined a broad cross-partisan coalition urging presidential candidates to disclose their big-money campaign fundraisers.