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Common Cause Indiana v. City of Anderson (Legal Case)

10/4/2023

LWV Indiana and its co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the Anderson, Indiana, city council asserting its failure to redistrict city council districts violated state and federal law

A Racial Gerrymandering Case at the Supreme Court: Alexander v. SC State Conf. of the NAACP (Blog)

10/3/2023

The League is invested in and carefully watching an important redistricting case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP. The case is an appeal from a ruling striking down South…

Juliette Boberg Joins LWV as Director of Corporate and Organizational Partnerships (Press Release)

10/2/2023

WASHINGTON - The League of Women Voters is proud to announce Juliette Boberg as director of corporate and organizational partnerships. Juliette joins the League’s growing external affairs team and…

LWVUS Submits Comments on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementation (Legal Document)

9/29/2023

The League submitted comments to the Council on Environmental Quality regarding its proposed revisions to its regulations for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The League…

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps) (Legal Case)

9/27/2023

LWV Ohio filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the new State House and State Senate maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders under the Ohio Constitution.

Merrill v. Milligan (now Allen v. Milligan) (Legal Case)

9/26/2023

Plaintiffs sued in federal court to require Alabama to draw a second majority-Black Congressional district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The Climate Crisis and the Urgent Need for Government Action (Blog)

9/21/2023

The climate crisis continues to devastatingly and inequitably impact the health and well-being of people and our planet. As effective climate action requires political commitment and coordinated…

LWV Urges Congress to Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

9/21/2023

It is time to pass HR14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to ensure the freedom to vote for all Americans, no matter the color of their skin, political party affiliation, or zip code.

LWVUS Joins Letter in Opposition to Reducing Scale of Census Survey (Legal Document)

9/18/2023

The League joined 34 other organizations in urging the Census Bureau to reconsider its recommendation to reduce the sample size used in the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).

LWVPA Files Brief in Support of Voter Privacy in Federal Appeal (Press Release)

9/15/2023

HARRISBURG, PA — Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania (LWVPA) filed an amicus brief in Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Schmidt, a case before the US Court of Appeals for the…