Search

Displaying 71 - 80 of 194

League Urges U.S. Senate to Extend Census Deadlines (Legal Document)

11/4/2020

The League joined coalition partners in urging the U.S. Senate to extend statutory reporting deadlines for apportionment and redistricting data, to give the U.S. Census Bureau sufficient…

California Lawsuit Blocking President’s Order Excluding Undocumented Individuals from Census Heads to the US Supreme Court (Press Release)

10/23/2020

A federal judge ruled in City of San Jose, California v. Trump that the president’s executive order to block undocumented individuals from being counted in the U.S. Census is unconstitutional.

US Supreme Court Reverses Decision Blocking Rushed Census Count (Press Release)

10/13/2020

The US Supreme Court granted an emergency request from the Trump administration, allowing it to rush the 2020 Census count to an early close. LWV CEO Virginia Kase issued this statement in response…

LWV Statement on President Trump Testing Positive for COVID-19 (Press Release)

10/2/2020

The League wishes President Trump and the First Lady a safe and speedy recovery.

Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed in Victory for Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments (Press Release)

9/25/2020

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ordered the Trump administration to halt its rush to end the 2020 Census, extending deadline for counting to October 31.

Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline (Press Release)

9/6/2020

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in National Urban League v. Ross against the winding down of in-person counting for the 2020 Census.

LWV Signs Letter Expressing Concern on U.S. Terminating Relations with W.H.O (Legal Document)

8/26/2020

LWV joined public health advocacy groups in a letter expressing grave concern regarding the United States Government’s decision to terminate its relationship with the World Health…

Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments Sue to Protect the Census Timeline (Press Release)

8/18/2020

LWVUS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to rush the Census counting period to a close amid a national public health emergency.

LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release)

8/15/2020

LWV of the United States and LWV of California, Florida, Texas filed an amicus brief in New York Immigrant Coalition v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block…

LWVUS and Common Cause Demand Census Bureau Extend Operation Deadline (Legal Document)

8/6/2020

LWVUS and Common Cause have written a letter to Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham asking him to commit to a fair and accurate census count.