Juliana v. United States (Legal Case) 5/1/2024 LWVUS and the LWV Oregon filed amicus briefs supporting youth seeking a court order requiring the federal government to plan to end fossil fuel emissions
Lawson v. Hargett (formerly Ashe v. Hargett) (Legal Case) 5/1/2024 LWV of Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting the state’s requirement that voters be "bona fide" party members or declare allegiance when voting in a party’s primary election is unconstitutional
Women Drive Democracy: League of Women Voters Brand Partnerships Boost Civic Engagement (Press Release) 5/1/2024 WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters is proud to collaborate with major brands to encourage voter engagement and civic empowerment in 2024. The 104-year-old grassroots civic organization will join…
Tennessee Voters, LWVTN Refile Challenge to State’s “Bona Fide” Primary Voting Law (Press Release) 5/1/2024 Nashville, TN — Today, plaintiffs Victor Ashe, Phil Lawson, Gabe Hart, James R. Palmer, and the League of Women Voters of Tennessee filed a federal…
Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP v. Chapman (now Schmidt) (Legal Case) 4/30/2024 LWV of Pennsylvania and co-plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit to count absentee ballots that were returned and properly sealed by the statutory deadline but were rejected for being incorrectly dated.
Hecox v. Little (Legal Case) 4/29/2024 LWVUS filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs challenging restrictions on transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students in school sports
League of Women Voters helps Missoula College students access voting information (News Clips) 4/25/2024 This news segment originally aired on KPAX The Missoula League of Women Voters offered up voter information and registration forms at Missoula College
League of Women Voters of Montana v. Knudsen (Legal Case) 4/24/2024 LWV Montana filed a state court lawsuit against HB 892, which imposed criminal penalties on voters
EMTALA at SCOTUS: Abortion Will Always Be a Federal Issue (Blog) 4/23/2024 The Supreme Court case Moyle v. United States could leave women and people who can become pregnant at risk of permanent bodily harm, creating a patchwork in which some states provide reproductive…
LWV of Iowa, One Iowa File Brief Protecting Students from Harmful LGBTQIA+ Book Ban in Schools (Press Release) 4/18/2024 The League of Women Voters of Iowa and One Iowa filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit asking the court to uphold a lower court’s injunction on an Iowa ban on certain…