League Says “No” to Anti-Environmental Riders on Budget Bills (Legal Document) 12/8/2011 The League and coalition partners sent a letter to Senate and House leadership, opposing the attachment of any anti-environmental riders to the spending and tax bills that Congress is trying to get…
Statement by Elisabeth MacNamara, President, LWVUS at a Forum Entitled "Excluded from Democracy: The Impact of Recent State Voting Changes" (Legal Document) 11/14/2011 Thank you Mr. Conyers and member of the committee for holding this discussion which will help focus our nation’s attention on voter suppression legislation that is sweeping this country.
League Urges President to Deny Permit for Keystone XL Pipeline (Legal Document) 10/6/2011 League President Elisabeth MacNamara sent a letter to President Obama expressing opposition to the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline and urging him to deny the permit for the pipeline's construction…
CURBING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — TWO APPROACHES (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)
Global Climate Change: Impacts In The Midwest (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 Eleanor Revelle, LWVUS CCTF, June 23, 2009
League Comments on Proposed Repeal of EPA's Clean Power Plan (Legal Document) 1/10/2018 LWVUS submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to their plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan.
League Files Amicus Brief in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky (Legal Document) 2/13/2018 The League filed a brief in the case, Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on February 28, 2018.
Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
League Opposes Goodlatte and Ryan Immigration Legislation (Legal Document) 6/19/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. House urging Representatives to vote NO on the two proposed immigration bills.