Women’s Equality Day: The Journey Continues (News Clips) 8/27/2014 This article first appeared on the League of Women Voters of New Jersey's WordPress site.
LETTER: Congress Must Act to Defend Voting Rights (News Clips) 6/27/2014 One year ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County, Alabama v.
Rights Debated After Ruling on Protest-Free Abortion Clinic Zones (News Clips) 6/27/2014 The high court struck down a 35-foot protest-free zone outside abortion clinics in Massachusetts, the justices unanimous in their ruling that the buffer zones violate the First Amendment rights of
Act soon on Voting Rights Act (News Clips) 5/6/2014 No right is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote, yet many voters are at risk of losing this right as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate key provisions of the
Voting Rights Advocates Try to Put Oversight Back on the Map (News Clips) 3/5/2014 By Kara Brandeisky, ProPublica In June, the U.S.
Conservative State Justice Bothered by Voter ID Law (News Clips) 2/26/2014 A member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s conservative majority said Tuesday she’s troubled by the state’s voter photo ID requirements, saying it’s not fair that people who lack identification may
Bill to Shorten Advance Voting Time not the Solution but the Problem (News Clips) 2/26/2014 Opponents point out that the bill was passed out of a subcommittee Feb. 11, a day after Gov.
State Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in Voter ID Lawsuit (News Clips) 2/26/2014 Another court battle begins Tuesday over Wisconsin’s Voter ID law. The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin initiated.
With the Supreme Court's OK, states begin imposing new laws to limit the vote (News Clips) 2/19/2014 ...1,000 or more families. But “now the streets are paved, and there are curbs, gutters and sidewalks. Streetlights have been installed.
Letter: Court System (News Clips) 2/19/2014 Gov. Brownback is again promoting a Kansas constitutional amendment to select Kansas Supreme Court Justices politically instead of our current “merit-based” process.