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…
REPORT: Women Voters by the Numbers (Blog) 5/2/2024 We pulled US Census to get a snapshot of how women are voting. It made one thing clear: the next election is up to women. See our map showing the power of women voters in 2022 and our graph on…
Moments to Watch in 2024 (Blog) 2/20/2024 With a high-stakes presidential election, several critical cases before the Supreme Court, and anti-voter laws on the rise across, 2024 is set to be a pivotal year for our democracy. Here are a few…
The Lochner Court: Substantive Due Process and Its Effect on the Supreme Court Today (Blog) 10/19/2023 The Lochner era marked the beginning of the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) expansion of its powers into unenumerated rights, and by extension, Americans’ economic and social lives, which persists today…
Legal Trends to Watch in 2023 (Blog) 8/30/2023 From January – August 2023, state legislatures nationwide passed various bills into law. While following these developments, the League noticed several important trends around voting rights and…
Women, Girls, and Climate Change at COP27 (Blog) 1/10/2023 In November 2022, the League sent delegates in person and virtually to observe the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Experts highlighted ways in which climate change…
Major LGBTQ+ Rights Cases Happening Now (Blog) 6/3/2021 In the past year, The League signed on to numerous amicus briefs to defend the LGBTQ+ community from the wave of attacks on their rights. Many of these cases could set a precedent…
20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog) 12/10/2020 More voters than ever before participated in our elections in 2020, thanks in part to the work of the League across the country. Here are just a few of our successes in 2020.