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Climate Change is a Public Health Crisis (Blog)

People often refer to climate change as an “existential threat.” This makes sense; our existence is being threatened. But as a health professional, I’d like to move away from the big, existential…

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case)

The League filed a federal lawsuit to block the Election Assistance Commission from allowing three states to require documentary proof of citizenship on the federal voter registration form

Stringer v. Hughs (Legal Case)

LWV of Texas filed a federal lawsuit to require Texas to allow online voter registration through the Department of Public Safety’s website

Texas Voters Win as Motor Voter Lawsuit Is Settled (Press Release)

After more than five years of court battles, a settlement has been reached in litigation brought by Texas voters, the League of Women Voters of Texas and MOVE Texas against the state of Texas…

League of Women Voters Launches ‘Women Power Democracy’ (Press Release)

New programming focus will cover countering mis- and disinformation, increasing election participation, advancing voter access, and reforming redistricting  

A Threat to America’s Wetlands: Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Blog)

A December 2020 decision from the EPA handed permit approval rights to the state of Florida, allowing the state to approve wetland projects without EPA review.…

LWV Statement on Voting Rights Executive Order (Press Release)

This executive order will expand voter access, strengthen voter registration, and improve election information so that all eligible Americans can participate in our democracy.

LWV urges Biden to immediately shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter lead by the Indigenous Environmental Network urging the President and Vice President to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) .

LWV Statement on Climate Executive Orders (Press Release)

The League of Women of the United States president Dr. Deborah Ann Turner issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Orders on Climate Change.

Virginia Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit to Extend Voter Registration Period Following Outage (Press Release)

LWV of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit asking the court to grant a 48-hour extension for voter registration and to extend in-person early voting due to a system outage.