League Joins Letter in Opposition of ACA Repeal and Defunding of Planned Parenthood (Legal Document) 3/14/2017 The League joined women's groups on a letter opposing the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and defunding Planned Parenthood.
Leagues Support Effort to Rescind Call for Article V Convention in Maryland (Legal Document) 2/8/2017 LWVUS joined LWVMD and 40 other national and local organizations supporting rescission of a resolution that calls for an Article V Constitutional Convention.
League Calls on U.S. House to Keep Key Elements of the ACA (Legal Document) 2/1/2017 The League sent a memo to the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to not disrupt the health coverage of millions of Americans.
League Opposes Use of Congressional Review Act to Repeal Public Protections (Legal Document) 1/30/2017 The League joined a letter to Capitol Hill urging Congress to table Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval, which would harm American workers, consumers, and families.
League Sends Comments to Census Bureau (Legal Document) 8/31/2016 The League sent comments to the Census Bureau regarding the decision to continue using the “usual residence” rule. The rule counts incarcerated citizens at their prison addresses rather than their…
League Sends Letter of Support on Title X to House and Senate (Legal Document) 3/30/2016 The League joined with 61 other health care and reproductive rights organizations in support of $327 million in funding for the Title X Family Planning program in a letter to House and Senate…
League Urges Administration to Fully Implement the NVRA at ACA Health Benefit Exchanges (Legal Document) 4/22/2014 The League joined with Demos, Project Vote and allied groups to urge the Obama Administration to fully implement the National Voter Registra
League Urges Court to Protect Minority Voters' Rights (Legal Document) 6/24/2008 In an amicus curiae brief, the League asked the Supreme Court to protect fair voting districts by holding that the Voting Rights Act does not require a minority community's size to meet a rigid…
League Files Amicus Brief in North Carolina Voting Rights Act Case (Legal Document) 12/28/2007 LWVUS filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court that will determine the rights of minority voters in North Carolina. The brief urges the Court to hear the case which will review the Voting Rights