Lawmakers move to block secret, foreign money for 2010 elections (Press Release) 4/29/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
League mourns passing of civil rights leader Dorothy Height (Press Release) 4/20/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Wilson: Congress must act quickly after 'Citizens United' (Press Release) 2/4/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Supreme Court Ruling Undermines Basic Pillar of Democracy in U.S. (Press Release) 1/21/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LWV Statement on New Tax Loopholes to Protect 'Dark Money' Donors (Press Release) 7/18/2018 The Treasury Department opened a massive loophole that will allow special interests to launder unlimited amounts of undisclosed, illegal contributions into federal elections.
League Remembers Senator John McCain (Press Release) 8/26/2018 The League was proud to work with Senator McCain on his bipartisan efforts to reform campaign finance reform and remembers his legacy as a political maverick.
LWV of the US and LWV of California, Florida and Texas Join Case Challenging Trump Census Order (Press Release) 8/15/2020 LWV of the United States and LWV of California, Florida, Texas filed an amicus brief in New York Immigrant Coalition v. Trump, a case which challenges President Trump’s executive order to block…
Civil Rights Groups, Civic Organizations, and Local Governments Sue to Protect the Census Timeline (Press Release) 8/18/2020 LWVUS and partners filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to rush the Census counting period to a close amid a national public health emergency.
Federal Judge Blocks Efforts to Shorten Census Timeline (Press Release) 9/6/2020 A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in National Urban League v. Ross against the winding down of in-person counting for the 2020 Census.
Unconstitutional Executive Order Targets Immigrants and Damages Redistricting (Press Release) 7/22/2020 The President’s proposal to exclude immigrants in the 2021 redistricting cycle is unconstitutional and unconscionable.