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.
League Opposes Anti-Democracy Riders (Legal Document) 3/26/2019 LWVUS joined a letter opposing the inclusion of three troubling anti-democracy riders from the 2019 spending package.
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 of Women Voters Urges Support for HR1, Opposition for Weakening Amendments (Legal Document) 3/5/2019 The League of Women Voters sent a statement for the record in support of HR1.
