Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
LWV v. Rucho: NC's Historic Opportunity to End Gerrymandering (Blog) 10/20/2017 The case of League of Women Voters of North Carolina v. Rucho challenges North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, arguing the plan violates the First and Fourteenth…
Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford challenges the district maps drawn by the state legislature of Wisconsin in 2011. It is the first partisan gerrymandering challenge to make it to the…
League Files Amicus Brief in Gill v. Whitford (Article) 9/6/2017 The League filed a brief in the historic partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3rd.
League Sends Letter to President Trump Regarding Census Bureau Director (Legal Document) 7/18/2017 The League joined 168 national, state and local organizations in urging the President to nominate a highly qualified and widely respected professional to serve as the next Director of the U.S. Census…
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
League Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in North Carolina Redistricting Case (Press Release) 5/22/2017 Supreme Court Finds North Carolina Redistricting Unconstitutional on Racial GerrymanderingLWV Celebrates Major Win for Voters
Can Partisanship Justify Racial Gerrymandering? (Press Release) 12/2/2016 SCOTUS to hear Arguments Monday
New York Times: What to Expect While Voting, a Short Guide (News Clips) 11/3/2016 This article originally appeared in the New York Times. By Niraj Chokshi The next 24 hours may remind many of us of a simple truth: Voting is a basic…
League Joins Amicus in McCrory v. Harris (Article) 10/24/2016 The League joined an amicus in the case of McCrory v. Harris. The case will be argued at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5, 2016.