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LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog)

To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…

Doe v. San Jose Unified School District Board (Legal Case)

Case brought by two members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) alleging their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act were violated when the club was…

LWVUS Opposes Effort to Exclude Noncitizens from Apportionment Count (Legal Document)

LWVUS and partners urged Congress to oppose H.R. 7109, the Equal Representation Act.

Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities (Blog)

Voting is a fundamental right. Yet voters with disabilities face persistent barriers to casting a ballot. Fortunately, these barriers can be challenged under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of…

EMTALA at SCOTUS: Abortion Will Always Be a Federal Issue (Blog)

The Supreme Court case Moyle v. United States could leave women and people who can become pregnant at risk of permanent bodily harm, creating a patchwork in which some states provide reproductive…

LWV of Iowa, One Iowa File Brief Protecting Students from Harmful LGBTQIA+ Book Ban in Schools (Press Release)

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…

LWV Powers Young Voters in Selma (Blog)

Bloody Sunday refers to the day in 1965 when hundreds of civil rights activists were attacked by law enforcement while marching for Black American's right to vote. Now, Bloody Sunday is an observance…

Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes (Legal Case)

LWV Arizona and members of the business community filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court against reinstating an 1864 abortion ban

The League of Women Voters of Arizona Condemns Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Revive 1864 Abortion Ban (Press Release)

  PHOENIX - The League of Women Voters of Arizona condemns the decision by the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstate the territorial-era abortion ban enacted in 1864.  

League of Women Voters Joins Amicus Brief Urging Importance of Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor (EMTALA) Act   (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed in the consolidated Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States cases before the US Supreme Court. The…