LWVUS Comments on Open Government National Action Plan (Legal Document) 11/12/2024 LWVUS commented on the General Services Administration's public comment period on priorities for the 6th Open Government National Action Plan.
League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Amendment D challenge) (Legal Case) 10/24/2024 LWV Utah filed a complaint in state court to remove Amendment D from the November 2024 ballot to protect Utahns’ right to reform government by ballot initiative
Iowa Safe Schools v. Reynolds (Legal Case) 10/23/2024 LWV Iowa filed an amicus brief urging affirmance of a preliminary injunction blocking a ban on LGBTQIA+ books in Iowa schools
Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps (Press Release) 10/1/2024 Indianapolis – A federal judge has ruled that the Anderson, IN, City Council’s failure to draw fair council maps violates the US Constitution and fair maps must be drawn.
Common Cause Indiana v. City of Anderson Common Council (Legal Case) 9/30/2024 LWV Indiana and its co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the Anderson, Indiana, city council asserting its failure to redistrict city council districts violated state and federal law
Tennessee NAACP v. Lee (Legal Case) 9/25/2024 LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.
Navigating Restricted Reproductive Care as a Latina (Blog) 9/18/2024 As we discuss the destructive impacts this has on the lives of those who seek reproductive health care, it is important to not gloss over how these attacks disproportionately affect women of color.…
LWVUS Joins Letter Urging Congress to Oppose Denial of Federal Funding to Sanctuary Cities (Legal Document) 9/17/2024 The League joined a letter urging Congress to oppose a bill that would block sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving federal funds that benefit undocumented immigrants through food, shelter, health…
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 9/12/2024 The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders
5 Ways to Empower Women Voters in 2024 (Blog) 8/28/2024 The 2024 federal election is a critical moment in the fight for our equality, as the people we elect in November will be in charge of our rights for the next four yearsWe've identified five unique…