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.
Navigating Restricted Reproductive Care as a Latina (Blog) 9/18/2024 As we discuss the destructive impacts this has on the lives of those who seek reproductive health care, it is important to not gloss over how these attacks disproportionately affect women of color.…
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…
League joins comments to EAC on National Voter Registration Form (Legal Document) 7/22/2024 The League joined the Brennan Center for Justice and other groups on comments to the Election Assistance Commission regarding the Accessible Digital Form Filler Tool for the National Mail Voter…
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,…
Mifepristone: Where Things Stand in the Legal Battle Over Medication Abortion (Blog) 6/17/2024 The Supreme Court recently ruled on a case around mifepristone, a drug commonly used for medication abortion. Their decision preserves access to one of the most common, effective, and safest forms of…
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…