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Our Oath to Democracy (Blog)

On January 20, Inauguration Day, the next president and vice president of the United States will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol Building. As part of the peaceful transfer of power,…

Federal Court Rules that Anderson City Council Must Draw Fair Maps (Press Release)

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)

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

How the Supreme Court Made Racial Gerrymandering Easier in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Blog)

In 2024, a Supreme Court ruling made it easier for state legislatures to commit racial gerrymanders, drawing congressional maps that disempower voters of color.

ACLU and LWV File Lawsuit Against Partisan Gerrymandering of South Carolina’s Congressional Districts (Press Release)

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and Duffy & Young LLC filed a lawsuit today challenging partisan gerrymandering of South Carolina’s congressional districts. The League…

A Win for Fair Maps in Utah! (Press Release)

In a victory for Utah voters, the Utah Supreme Court allowed Utah voters to move forward with their claim that the Legislature illegally gutted a citizen-led anti-gerrymandering initiative.

LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature (Legal Case)

LWV Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) sued to strike down gerrymandered congressional districts and reinstate an independent redistricting commission

Major End-of-Term Supreme Court Cases (Blog)

Every June, the League, our partners, and people around the country await the US Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) opinions on critical issues like access to the ballot, redistricting, reproductive rights,…

Ohioan who serves as US League of Women Voters co-CEO says voting is the baseline for democracy (News Clips)

This story was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal on June 7, 2024.Twenty years ago, Kelly McFarland Stratman was among the Ohioans working on reform to the state’s redistricting process…

Supreme Court Opens the Door for Unchecked Racial Discrimination in Redistricting (Press Release)

Today the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a lower court’s ruling that South Carolina’s congressional map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This decision allows the state of…