Shelby County v. Holder (Legal Case) 6/25/2013 Shelby County is a historic legal challenge to key voting protections of the Voting Rights Act, which LWV joined as amicus, arguing that the law’s provision for federal oversight of local election…
Yazzie v. Hobbs (Legal Case) 10/15/2020 The Navajo Nation of Arizona requests that vote-by-mail ballots received within ten days of Election Day be counted due to the slower postal service and unequal proximity to post offices on the…
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen (Legal Case) 6/23/2022 NYSRPA challenged a New York state law requiring New Yorkers to show a justifiable reason for having a concealed-carry permit to carry guns in public places. The League raised the implications of…
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (consolidated with Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina) (Legal Case) 6/29/2023 Students for Fair Admissions, a non-profit representing students and others opposed to race-conscious admissions, sued Harvard University, alleging its consideration of race in admissions violated…
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (Legal Case) 6/17/2021 Plaintiff Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster care agency retained by Philadelphia to provide placement services, sued the city after it stated it would not contract with CSS if it continued to…
June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo (Legal Case) 6/29/2020 Several abortion providers in Louisiana sued to strike down state laws that restricted abortion access by requiring them to be staff members with admitting privileges in hospitals no further than 30…
Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga. (Legal Case) 6/15/2020 LWVUS joined an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court supporting LGBTQI+ employees arguing their termination for sexual orientation violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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…
New York v. Trump (Legal Case) 12/18/2020 LWV joined a lawsuit filed by New York State and a coalition of state and local governments claiming that the Trump Administration’s attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census…