Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Legal Case) 3/28/2024 LWV of South Carolina and LWVUS filed amicus briefs supporting plaintiffs seeking to uphold a district court ruling finding a racially gerrymandered congressional district in South Carolina
The League of Women Voters of Arizona Condemns Arizona Supreme Court Decision to Revive 1864 Abortion Ban (Press Release) 4/9/2024 PHOENIX - The League of Women Voters of Arizona condemns the decision by the Arizona Supreme Court to reinstate the territorial-era abortion ban enacted in 1864.
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Legal Case) 6/24/2022 The Center for Reproductive Rights challenged Mississippi’s fifteen-week abortion ban in federal court. LWVUS filed an amicus brief with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the…
Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes (Legal Case) 4/9/2024 LWV Arizona and members of the business community filed an amicus brief in the Arizona Supreme Court against reinstating an 1864 abortion ban
Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers (Legal Case) 12/4/2023 LWV Nebraska filed an amicus brief asserting a law restricting gender affirming care and banning abortion after 12 weeks was unconstitutionally enacted
Harkenrider v. Hochul (Legal Case) 6/2/2022 LWV New York filed an amicus brief supporting the appointment of an independent expert to redraw New York’s congressional and state legislative districts
Hoffmann v. New York Independent Redistricting Commission (Legal Case) 2/28/2024 LWV New York filed an amicus brief arguing against allowing a redraw of New York’s congressional maps before the 2024 elections
United States v. Idaho (consolidated with Moyle v. United States) (Legal Case) 4/24/2024 LWVUS and nearly 100 other organizations joined an amicus brief filed by the National Women’s Law Center arguing that EMTALA preempts Idaho’s abortion ban
Redistricting (Topic Page) Redistricting, or community districting, is the process of creating representational district maps for states and local communities. By determining which neighborhoods are included in each mapped…