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LWV Statement on Appeals Court Ruling to Undermine the Voting Rights Act (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement after the Eighth Circuit of Appeals ruled there is no “private right of action” for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

League of Women Voters Remembers Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (Press Release)

WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter: 

League Condemns Gun Violence (Press Release)

PORTLAND, WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters of Maine and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued this statement following the acts of violence and active shooter situation in…

North Carolina Pro-Democracy Groups File Lawsuit Against Youth Voting Restrictions (Press Release)

DURHAM — North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747 (SB747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote of young North Carolinians, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court today by…

LWV Applauds House Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release)

WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights…

Federal Trial Against Texas’ Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1 Begins (Press Release)

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - A federal judge will hear arguments starting today in a consolidated trial against Texas’ controversial anti-voter law Senate…

District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Authorization of Private Schools (Press Release)

Helena, MT — On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the First Judicial District issued a partial preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of House Bill 562 (“HB 562”). The district court found that…

LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map (Press Release)

Tallahassee, FL  — A Florida trial court has sided with plaintiffs including the League of Women Voters of Florida in the case Black Voters Matter…

Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP, Supreme Court Case Addressing Racial Gerrymandering (Press Release)

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Alexander v. South Carolina State…

League of Women Voters of South Carolina Files Brief in Supreme Court Racial Gerrymandering Case (Press Release)

Washington, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) filed an amicus–or friend of the court–brief along with the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, the Charleston Branch of…