Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson (Legal Case) 3/11/2022 Whole Woman’s Health, a Texas abortion clinic, sued Texas after the state passed a law banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The law would be enforced through bounties paid to private…
Adams v. School Board of St. Johns County, Florida (Legal Case) 12/30/2022 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…
Gill v. Whitford (Legal Case) 6/18/2018 A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…
Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee (Legal Case) 7/1/2021 SCOTUS upheld Arizona's out-of-precinct policy, which does not allow the counting of ballots cast outside of the voter's designated precinct, and Arizona's ballot collection law, which permits only…
League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also known as League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington) (Legal Case) 9/16/2021 The League of Women Voters of the United States, along with Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas state Leagues, filed a lawsuit opposing a US Election Assistance Commission action to allow three states to…
League of Women Voters of South Dakota v. Noem (Legal Case) 2/2/2023 Lawsuit by LWV South Dakota and LWVUS challenging South Dakota’s new residency requirements for petition circulators gathering signatures for ballot initiatives and candidacy petitions.
League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino (Legal Case) 7/31/2023 Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…
League of Women Voters of New York v. Kosinski (Legal Case) 2/21/2023 The League of Women Voters of New York and its co-plaintiffs sued to move New York’s primary election from June 28, 2022, to August 23, 2022.
Democracy North Carolina v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (Legal Case) 3/28/2023 Case brought by the League of Women Voters of North Carolina and co-plaintiffs seeking changes to several voting regulations to ensure safe and accessible voting during the COVID-19 pandemic
Gonidakis v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (Legal Case) 4/20/2022 LWV Ohio intervened in a federal lawsuit that asked the court to impose state legislative maps that had been rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court.