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LWVUS Welcomes House Introduction of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (Legal Document)

5/23/2024

The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter to leadership in the US House of Representatives, welcoming the reintroduction of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

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…

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…

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…

LWVUS Opposes Effort to Exclude Noncitizens from Apportionment Count (Legal Document)

5/7/2024

LWVUS and partners urged Congress to oppose H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act.

Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities (Blog)

5/6/2024

Voting is a fundamental right. Yet voters with disabilities face persistent barriers to casting a ballot. Fortunately, these barriers can be challenged under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of…

League joins ACLU, DEMOS in submitting Comments to CMS (Legal Document)

5/6/2024

The League joined the ACLU and Demos on a federal register notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

LWVUS Supports Voting Rights Restoration (Legal Document)

5/1/2024

LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps lobbied Congress in support of the Next Step Home Act to restore the voting rights of thousands of Americans with prior convictions.

Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman (now Schmidt) (Legal Case)

4/30/2024

LWV of Pennsylvania and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit to count mail ballots that were returned and properly sealed by the statutory deadline but were rejected for being incorrectly dated.

EMTALA at SCOTUS: Abortion Will Always Be a Federal Issue (Blog)

4/23/2024

The Supreme Court case Moyle v. United States could leave women and people who can become pregnant at risk of permanent bodily harm, creating a patchwork in which some states provide reproductive…