LWVUS Testifies at DISCLOSE Act Hearing (Legal Document) 7/19/2022 The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on the DISCLOSE Act and invited the League to testify
LWV and SPLC Call on Supreme Court to Defend Equal Representation for Black Alabamians by Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map (Press Release) 7/18/2022 LWV of Alabama, LWV of the United States and partners submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in Merrill v. Milligan, outlining how Black Alabamians have been systematically deprived of their…
President Biden Signs Executive Order on Reproductive Health (Press Release) 7/8/2022 WASHINGTON— Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to President Biden’s…
Kansas abortion rights advocates and Democrats work to boost voter turnout (News Clips) 7/7/2022 This article was originally published in the Hastings Tribune. Kansas advocacy groups and Democrats are working to broaden outreach to unaffiliated and young voters this summer to get Kansans to…
LWVUS Welcomes Director Santos to the Census Bureau (Legal Document) 6/28/2022 The League reached out to welcome Director Santos who was confirmed to the Census Bureau earlier this year. Census work is incredibly important to our democracy.
LWVUS Board President and Planned Parenthood Leader Responds to Abortion Decision (Blog) 6/27/2022 LWVUS board president and Planned Parenthood North Central States medical director, Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, made the following remarks in response to the Supreme Court of the US's decision to…
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme…
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Legal Case) 6/24/2022 The Center for Reproductive Rights challenged Mississippi’s fifteen-week abortion ban in federal court. LWVUS filed an amicus brief with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the…
Mental Health is a Voting Rights Issue (Blog) 6/16/2022 More than half of adults in the US are not receiving treatment when they experience a mental illness. If we are struggling with our mental health, it’s difficult to show up and fight for our rights…
The League Responds to SEC Proposal to Require Climate Risk Disclosure (Legal Document) 6/15/2022 The SEC requested public comments on a proposed amendment to the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act 1934 . The League supports the proposed amendment.