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Senate Introduces the Freedom to Vote Act (Blog)

This week, the US Senate introduced new legislation that protects and expands the right to vote, decreases the influence of money in politics, and curbs partisan gerrymandering. The Freedom to…

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case)

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form

League Supports New Senate Voting Rights Bill, the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued this statement in response the US Senate’s introduction of the transformative voting rights bill, the Freedom to Vote…

Brnovich: A Significant Blow to Our Freedom to Vote (Blog)

On July 1, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to the freedom to vote. The decision held that Arizona laws discounting ballots cast out of…

League of Women Voters Response to SCOTUS Failure to Block Texas Abortion Law (Press Release)

The US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy LWV of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and LWV of Texas President Grace Chimene…

Fighting for Equity On the Ice (Blog)

Figure skating has a long way to go to fully reckon with the intertwined ways that patriarchy, homophobia, and racism occur and the resulting harms done to athletes, from Olympic stars down to kids…

My Women's Equality Heroes (Blog)

Though their work styles are vastly different, each of these women made our country a fairer, more just place. 

LWV Recommends Representatives Vote Yes on HR4 (Legal Document)

LWVUS sent a memo to the offices of all members of the US House of Representatives recommending they vote yes on HR4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. 

Why We Must Pass the Justice in Policing Act   (Blog)

For far too long, people of color have been denied justice. No one is above the law, especially police officers who have taken an oath to protect, serve and enforce the laws. Passing the George Floyd…

LWVUS Submits Statement for the Record to the US House Judiciary Committee regarding the VRAA (Legal Document)

LWVUS submitted a statement to the US House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: Potential Legislative Reforms.