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15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog)

8/24/2015

I will be stepping down in a few weeks after 15 years as the League’s executive director. I am confident that the League will continue its work to make American democracy as good as the ideals on…

Medicaid and Medicare Turn 50 (Blog)

7/28/2015

Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments into law thereby creating two of our most influential federal programs – Medicaid and Medicare.

League Joins Comments to Census Bureau (Article)

7/20/2015

The League joined national civil rights, voting rights, labor and criminal justice organizations in submitting comments to the Census Bureau asking that incarcerated persons be counted at their home…

Supreme Court Upholds Key Provisions of Affordable Care Act (Press Release)

6/25/2015

The Affordable Care Act has brought us closer to what we should be: a nation that ensures affordable, quality healthcare for all. Today's decision reinforces the bedrock of our healthcare system.

Key Win at the Supreme Court on Health Care Tax Subsidies (Blog)

6/25/2015

The League joined an amicus brief in King v. Burwell that focused on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on women’s health, arguing that the tax subsidies are essential to women’s health and the…

Advocating at the U.S. Supreme Court for Campaign Finance Regulations, Independent Redistricting and the Affordable Care Act (Blog)

2/6/2015

The League’s advocacy work in the courts, just like our lobbying in Congress and with the Executive, builds our influence in the political process.

League Joins Amicus Brief in King v. Burwell (Article)

1/29/2015

The League has joined an amicus brief in the case of King v. Burwell, which will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 4.

LWVMA Continues Fight to Preserve Women’s Access to Reproductive Health Facilities (Blog)

1/22/2015

The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts guest blogs on their new buffer zone law for the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Massachusetts Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Law (Blog)

7/1/2014

The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts is disappointed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McCullen v. Coakley that the Massachusetts buffer zone law, as written, is unconstitutional.

Hobby Lobby Decision Jeopardizes Women's Right to Equal Health Care (Press Release)

6/30/2014

Today's Supreme Court decision on contraceptive coverage dealt a serious blow to women’s right to equal health care in America.