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Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Powerful Women of Congress (Blog)

3/28/2019

The League of Women Voters celebrated the record number of women serving in the House and Senate this year with a reception for the female members of Congress.

League of Women Voters Supports the For the People Act in the Senate (Press Release)

3/27/2019

This bill will make elections fairer and put power back in the hands of the American people.

Supreme Court Hears the League’s Landmark Redistricting Case (Press Release)

3/26/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Rucho v. League of Women Voters North Carolina, which could result in ending partisan gerrymandering across the nation.

Bloomberg: Supreme Court Justices Question Suits Over Partisan Gerrymandering (News Clips)

3/26/2019

Supreme Court justices heard arguments Tuesday on a North Carolina map, drawn by Republicans who explicitly sought a partisan advantage, and a Maryland voting district designed by Democrats to…

Washington Post: Hogan, Schwarzenegger urge Supreme Court to act on partisan gerrymandering (News Clips)

3/26/2019

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to act on partisan gerrymandering, calling the matter “one of the most important issues in America today.” Hogan and …

Breaking Down the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court (Blog)

3/21/2019

The set of gerrymandering cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this spring is easy to remember if you think of a movie production countdown: “3-2-1,…

Observing the Historic Passage of H.R. 1 (Blog)

3/18/2019

Watching the passage of H.R. 1, the For the People Act, was a spectacular experience. The League worked to build support for this legislation and shape the bill’s language.

League Submits Comments on 2020 Census Address Canvass (Legal Document)

3/15/2019

LWVUS submitted substantive comments to the U.S. Census Bureau on the 2020 Address Canvassing operation.

League Joins Amicus Brief in Lamone v. Benisek (Legal Document)

3/8/2019

The League of Women Voters of Maryland joined as amici on a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lamone v. Benisek.

League Files Brief in Rucho v. Common Cause at Supreme Court (Legal Document)

3/5/2019

The League filed an amicus brief in Rucho v. Common Cause at the U.S. Supreme Court. The League's case, Rucho v. LWVNC, is combined with this case.