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Legal Trends to Watch in 2022 (Blog)

3/15/2022

With the new year comes more litigation. In the past year, the League has continued our work of fighting against anti-voter bills and purges, challenges to new district maps, and pushing back against…

How Citizen's United Will Affect the 2022 Midterms (Blog)

1/21/2022

Campaign finance laws continue to empower corporations and the super-rich, making it difficult for the rest of the country to make their voices heard.

Lifting As We Climb: LWVUS Cases in January - July 2021 (Blog)

8/2/2021

The mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy. In the first half of 2021, LWV has done just that through a variety of cases nationwide.

Ask Us Anything: The Best of Our Reddit Conversations! (Blog)

6/14/2021

One way we’ve loved connecting with the people is through “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) posts on Reddit. These discussions are opportunities to cast aside DC vernacular and get right down to what really…

Congressional Staffers Discuss the Future of Democracy (Blog)

6/7/2021

As we enter our 101st year, it is time to look forward to what the next century of American democracy entails. To kick off this discussion, the League hosted a Congressional Conversation to…

Redistricting Watch: How Fair Maps Save Lives (Blog)

3/25/2021

When district maps do not represent the people fairly, it prevents us from moving on issues that we care about – issues that can be a matter of life or…

Redistricting Commissions Can Help Ensure an Ethical and Transparent Process (Blog)

3/23/2021

To create more equitable maps, we recommend that states prioritize transparency and implement ethics rules to protect the integrity of commissions and hold politicians…

Redistricting Watch: What the For the People Act Means for Redistricting (Blog)

3/12/2021

The For the People Act doesn’t just make voting simpler—it makes voting fairer by outlawing the racial and partisan gerrymandering that keeps power in the hands of…

Full and Real Citizenship: Advancing Native American Voting Rights (Blog)

10/30/2020

Native Americans, the first people to inhabit the area now known as the United States, have tragically been disenfranchised for much of the nation’s history.

10 Things You Should Know About Redistricting (Blog)

10/5/2020

Every 10 years, after the collection of the decennial census data, states redraw their state and congressional district lines. Here are 10 things you should know about it works.