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…
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab (Legal Case) 2/20/2024 LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements
Judicial Watch, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 5/11/2023 LWV Pennsylvania moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch seeking to purge voters from voter rolls.
Planned Parenthood of Utah v. State of Utah (Legal Case) 8/8/2023 LWV Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Utah’s abortion ban
League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State of Missouri (Legal Case) 10/24/2022 LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against HB 1878, which restricted or criminalized several voter registration and education activities
Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State of Missouri (Legal Case) 11/20/2023 LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against tightened voter ID requirements for in-person voting
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case) 1/24/2024 The League of Women Voters of Florida sued the Florida legislature and Florida officials for violating the state constitution by enacting district maps that were racial and partisan gerrymanders
Wolf v. General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Legal Case) 4/17/2023 LWV Pennsylvania filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging several proposed state constitutional amendments
Falls v. Goins (Legal Case) 6/29/2023 LWV Tennessee filed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit to prevent state elections officials from illegally adding conditions for individuals with out-of-state convictions to vote
Commonwealth v. Dush (consolidated as Costa v. Corman) (Legal Case) 7/31/2023 LWV Pennsylvania and partners moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit contesting a subpoena for the personal information of almost nine million registered voters