How Gun Laws Impact Election Safety (Blog) 11/18/2021 On November 3rd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, marking one of the first times that the Supreme…
LWVNC Asks to Intervene in North Carolina Voter Purge Case (Press Release) 11/15/2021 The League of Women Voters of North Carolina (LWVNC), along with partners, asked to intervene in a lawsuit designed to purge eligible voters from the voter rolls in 40 North Carolina counties.…
League Supports Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document) 11/3/2021 LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling on the US Senate to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward for debate.
LWV Joins SCOTUS Case Challenging Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 10/27/2021 LWVUS joined an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, a case before the US Supreme Court challenging a recently enacted Texas law that severely limits abortion…
There is No Equality Without Reproductive Rights (Blog) 9/29/2021 For those who experience pregnancy, our basic freedoms hinge on our ability to make choices about our reproductive health. Our physical and psychological health, ability to gain and maintain…
LWV Files Amicus Brief in Voter Intimidation Case Before SCOTUS (Press Release) 9/21/2021 LWV of the United States, along with the Leagues of New York and Florida filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a US Supreme Court case examining New York…
Brnovich: A Significant Blow to Our Freedom to Vote (Blog) 9/2/2021 On July 1, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, the Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to the freedom to vote. The decision held that Arizona laws discounting ballots cast out of…
League of Women Voters Response to SCOTUS Failure to Block Texas Abortion Law (Press Release) 9/1/2021 The US Supreme Court declined to rule on a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy LWV of the US Board President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and LWV of Texas President Grace Chimene…
LWV of Arizona Files in Support of Public Transparency in AZ Senate’s Sham Election “Audit” (Press Release) 8/31/2021 LWV of Arizona filed an amicus brief in support of transparency in the Arizona Senate’s so-called “audit” of votes cast in Maricopa County during the 2020 Election.
LWVUS Joins Partners in Urging US House to Support HR4 (Legal Document) 8/23/2021 The League joined 200 organizations urging Representatives to support HR4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.