VICTORY: CLC, Utahns Win Case Over Amendment D (Press Release) 9/12/2024 Campaign Legal Center represents LWV Utah, MWEG, and bipartisan voters in a hearing on the legality of Utah's Constitutional Amendment D on the ballot.
Voting Rights Groups File Amicus Brief to Protect Arizona’s Eligible Voters From Documentary Proof of Citizenship Law (Press Release) 8/21/2024 PHOENIX, AZ — The League of Women Voters of the United States, League of Women Voters of Arizona, Secure Families Initiative, and Modern Military Association of America filed an amicus…
A Win for Fair Maps in Utah! (Press Release) 7/11/2024 In a victory for Utah voters, the Utah Supreme Court allowed Utah voters to move forward with their claim that the Legislature illegally gutted a citizen-led anti-gerrymandering initiative.
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…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Remove Anti-abortion Weldon Amendment from FY25 Budget (Legal Document) 6/7/2024 The League signed onto a letter to US Congress urging them to ensure that the Weldon Amendment is not included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget. The Weldon Amendment is an appropriations rider…
Civic Groups Respond to Kansas Supreme Court Ruling on Controversial Voting Laws (Press Release) 5/31/2024 The Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision in LWV Kansas v. Schwab, a case brought by the League of Women Voters of Kansas (LWV Kansas), Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, and…
LWV's Work with Urgent Social Justice Issues (Blog) 5/22/2024 To achieve a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate, LWV advocates on issues like voting rights and “urgent issues." Urgent…
LWVUS Supports Voting Rights Restoration (Legal Document) 5/1/2024 LWVUS Federal Lobby Corps lobbied Congress in support of the Next Step Home Act to restore the voting rights of thousands of Americans with prior convictions.
LWVUS Joins Comments Urging DoD to Collect Data on Service Members' Experience with Family Planning Services (Legal Document) 12/26/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments to the Department of Defense (DoD) urging them to progress with, and publish the findings from, data collection on service…
Our Greatest Achievements in 2023 (Blog) 12/12/2023 In 2023, Leagues across the US worked diligently to achieve a remarkable number of wins in litigation, voter registration, civic engagement and education, and more. Below are 6 of our greatest…