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League of Women Voters Responds to President’s Address to Congress (Press Release)

3/5/2025

League of Women Voters of the US CEO Celina Stewart issued a statement in response to the President’s March 4 address to Congress.

The League's Top Achievements in 2024 (Blog)

12/11/2024

As we wrap up this year, I’m reflecting on some of our greatest successes of 2024. From unprecedented voter outreach to the launch of a new moonshot campaign to the return of an important state…

Two-Thirds of Americans Oppose National Abortion and IVF Bans, According to New UMass Amherst/League of Women Voters Poll (Press Release)

10/28/2024

AMHERST, MA — With reproductive issues central in campaign messaging and voters’ decision-making as Americans cast their ballots in the 2024 elections, a new national University of Massachusetts…

MAJOR VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-VOTER LAW, SB1 (Press Release)

10/15/2024

In a victory for voting rights, a federal district court ruled Friday that a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 S(B1) violates federal law. Specifically, the court ruled that…

Federal Court Strikes Down Major Provision of Texas Voter Suppression Bill, S.B. 1 (Press Release)

10/1/2024

A federal court ruled Saturday against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law Senate Bill 1 in a victory for voting rights in the state.

Pennsylvania League of Women Voters Statement on Court Decision Protecting Mail-In Ballots (Press Release)

8/30/2024

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauds today’s landmark decision by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in favor of the League of Women Voters of PA, and other…

Explaining the Abortion Care Challenge in United States v. Idaho (Blog)

7/31/2024

This blog examines United States v. Idaho, a federal challenge to the near-total state abortion ban passed in Idaho; it reached the Supreme Court in 2024. We explain the laws at issue, how the case…

The League Urges Congress to Fund Elections (Legal Document)

7/25/2024

The League sent a letter to the Senate highlighting the need for robust, regular funding for state and local election administration.

Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog)

6/24/2024

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…

Supreme Court Preserves Access to Abortion Drug Mifepristone (Press Release)

6/13/2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The…