League Sends Letter to U.S. House Addressing HR1 (Legal Document) 1/16/2019 The League sent a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing HR1 as the bill needed to heal our country.
League Lobby Corps Urges Support for HR1 (Legal Document) 1/16/2019 Members of the LWVUS Lobby Corps visited members of the U.S. House urging them to support HR1, the For the People Act.
In the Know: League of Women Voters v. Rucho (Blog) 1/14/2019 The LWVNC v. Rucho case is a partisan gerrymandering challenge to the North Carolina congressional map. Partisan gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district lines in a way that…
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Partisan Gerrymander Challenges (Press Release) 1/4/2019 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders in U.S. history.
The League Reflects on the Kavanaugh Hearings (Blog) 9/13/2018 After three days of hearings, this is what we’ve learned about Judge Kavanaugh’s record as it relates to our priority issues.
League Memo Urges Senators to Ask SCOTUS Nominee to Protect Democracy (Article) 7/17/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate outlining four questions that should be asked of any U.S. Supreme Court nominee during the confirmation process.
The SCOTUS Appointment Is More Than A Nominee, It Represents The Direction of America (Blog) 7/10/2018 The American people deserve to know where a nominee stands on basic principles, as the Court's decisions will affect the direction of our democracy for decades to come.
Five Years Since Shelby County v. Holder: Where Do We Stand Now? (Blog) 6/21/2018 Shelby County v. Holder was a landmark case addressing the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Here's what's happened in the five years since the case was decided.
New York Times: Supreme Court Upholds Ohio’s Purge of Voting Rolls (News Clips) 6/11/2018 U.S. Supreme Court allows Ohio to purge voting rolls.
Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 Today, the Supreme Court ruled against Ohio voters by upholding the state's purging practice for those voters who did not vote in a single election.