Merrill v. Milligan (now Allen v. Milligan) (Legal Case) 6/8/2023 Plaintiffs sued in federal court to require Alabama to draw a second majority-Black Congressional district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Legal Case) 6/1/2023 Drew Adams, a high school student, and his mother sued the St. Johns County School Board for discriminating against Drew because he is transgender. The School Board maintains a policy prohibiting…
Baltimore Cnty. Branch NAACP v. Baltimore County, MD (Legal Case) 5/19/2023 Black voters in Baltimore County challenged the county’s redistricting plan as racial vote dilution in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
San Luis Obispo County Citizens for Good Government v. County of San Luis Obispo (Legal Case) 5/16/2023 California’s FAIR MAPS Act bans gerrymandering of local government districts. The League of Women Voters of San Luis Obispo County (LWV SLO) intervened as plaintiffs after the county’s Board of…
Moore v. Harper (Legal Case) 5/4/2023 The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting, petitioned the Supreme Court for review, after the state supreme court…
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case) 5/4/2023 State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Common Cause v. Raffensperger (Legal Case) 4/5/2023 LWV of Georgia filed a complaint against the Georgia Secretary of State in response to three districts in metropolitan Atlanta using racially gerrymandered maps.
League of Women Voters of Tennessee v. Davidson County Election Commission (Legal Case) 3/30/2023 LWV Tennessee sought an emergency injunction after Davidson County issued residents incorrect ballots during early voting
Doe v. San Jose Unified School District Board (Legal Case) 3/24/2023 Case brought by two members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) alleging their rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments and the Equal Access Act were violated when the club was…
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 3/2/2023 The League of Women Voters of Florida, together with voting rights organizations and individual plaintiffs, sued the Florida Legislature and Florida officials for violating the Florida Constitution…
