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League Celebrates Supreme Court Decision Limiting Political Interest in Redistricting Cases (Press Release)

6/17/2019

The Court provided clarity that state Attorneys General will maintain the exclusive right to bring future redistricting cases.

LWV Ohio Wins Fair Maps Lawsuit (Press Release)

5/3/2019

Ohio Election Maps Declared Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander, to Be Redrawn in Time for 2020 COLUMBUS – Today a three-judge panel from…

League of Women Voters Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign Supporting For the People Act (Press Release)

4/26/2019

Following the introduction of the For the People Act in the Senate, we launched a nationwide campaign to promote a hearing on the bill. We published newspaper ads and wrote postcards to Senators.

LWV Celebrates New Michigan District Maps for 2020 (Press Release)

4/25/2019

Today a panel of federal district judges ruled in favor of the League of Women Voters of Michigan in their First and Fourteenth Amendment challenges to the state and congressional redistricting plans…

Supreme Court Hears the League’s Landmark Redistricting Case (Press Release)

3/26/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Rucho v. League of Women Voters North Carolina, which could result in ending partisan gerrymandering across the nation.

League of Women Voters Applauds House of Representatives for Passing the For the People Act (Press Release)

3/8/2019

LWV Urges Senate Leaders to Vote on This Essential Bill WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed…

LWVMD Joins Civil Society Amicus Brief for SCOTUS Gerrymandering Case (Press Release)

3/8/2019

The League of Women Voters of Maryland joined a brief filed with the United States Supreme Court challenging political gerrymanders.

League of Women Voters Supports HR1 (Press Release)

1/4/2019

The first bill introduced by the 116th Congress will make our election system more free, fair, and accessible to all eligible Americans.

U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Partisan Gerrymander Challenges (Press Release)

1/4/2019

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders in U.S. history.

Democracy Wins at the Ballot Box with Voting Rights Expansion in 2018 Midterms (Press Release)

11/8/2018

The League celebrates 2018 midterms voting rights victories in Florida, Maryland, and Michigan. When it came to issues of elections, voters overwhelmingly selected to expand voting rights.