College Voter Guide: Q&A (Blog) 10/17/2023 Casting your vote, especially if it’s your first time, can seem complicated. To make it simple, we’ve compiled some of the most common questions we’ve received from college and university students.
North Carolina Pro-Democracy Groups File Lawsuit Against Youth Voting Restrictions (Press Release) 10/17/2023 DURHAM — North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747 (SB747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote of young North Carolinians, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court today by…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging President to Finalize Rule on Health Coverage for DACA Recipients (Legal Document) 10/16/2023 The League signed onto a letter to the President urging him to direct the Administration to finalize the proposed rule to allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program…
Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past director inducted into Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame (News Clips) 10/12/2023 This story was originally published by WFMJ. Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past executive director and League member Penelope "Penny" Wells has been inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
LWVUS Joins Comments for Mental Health Parity Under Private Health Insurance (Legal Document) 10/2/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments on the proposed rule on mental health parity under private health insurance plans.
LWVUS Urges Congress to Reject Appropriations Riders Restricting Reproductive or Gender-affirming Health Care (Legal Document) 9/29/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to reject any appropriations bills that contained riders restricting access to essential health care including…
League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 9/29/2023 The LWV Arkansas and individual plaintiffs filed a federal court challenge to Arkansas’ requirements for absentee ballots, seeking remedial action prior to the November 2020 election
The Hyde Amendment: An Abortion Barrier Hiding in Plain Sight (Blog) 9/28/2023 The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion…
LWVMO Praises Court for Decision on Abortion Petition Summary (Press Release) 9/27/2023 Jefferson City, MO — The League of Women Voters of Missouri praised a Sept. 25 judicial decision overturning the Secretary of State’s deceptive ballot language for a reproductive freedom initiative.
Supreme Court Review: The October 2022 Term (Blog) 9/26/2023 During the 2022 Supreme Court term, the League of Women Voters filed amicus briefs in four cases: Moore v. Harper, Allen v. Milligan, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and 303 Creative, LLC v…