League of Women Voters Remembers Jimmy Carter (Press Release) 12/30/2024 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter.
More than 140 Diverse Nonprofit Organizations Call on President to Act for Publication of Equal Rights Amendment (Press Release) 12/16/2024 Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States and more than 140 nonprofit organizations leading in women's, reproductive, LGBTQIA+, civil, and human rights sent a letter to President Biden…
Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps (Press Release) 10/1/2024 Indianapolis – A federal judge has ruled that the Anderson, IN, City Council’s failure to draw fair council maps violates the US Constitution and fair maps must be drawn.
League of Women Voters Issues Nation-Wide Call for Urgent Action for Equality (Press Release) 8/23/2024 WASHINGTON, DC — Leading up to Women’s Equality Day, the League of Women Voters of the United States and League chapters from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to the…
ACLU and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts (Press Release) 7/29/2024 The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina’s congressional districts. The League…
A Win for Fair Maps in Utah! (Press Release) 7/11/2024 In a victory for Utah voters, the Utah Supreme Court allowed Utah voters to move forward with their claim that the Legislature illegally gutted a citizen-led anti-gerrymandering initiative.
Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting (Press Release) 5/23/2024 Today the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a lower court’s ruling that South Carolina’s congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision allows the state of…
LWV of Iowa, One Iowa File Brief Protecting Students from Harmful LGBTQIA+ Book Ban in Schools (Press Release) 4/18/2024 The League of Women Voters of Iowa and One Iowa filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit asking the court to uphold a lower court’s injunction on an Iowa ban on certain…
GEORGIA COURT BLOCKS RACIALLY GERRYMANDERED COBB COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MAP (Press Release) 12/15/2023 COBB COUNTY, GA — In a win for Black and Latino voters, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia blocked the Cobb County School Board from using its racially gerrymandered map in an…
League of Women Voters Remembers Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (Press Release) 11/19/2023 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter:
