Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Legal Case) 10/11/2023 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
League Joins Effort to Encourage Disclosure of Campaign Bundlers (Legal Document) 10/5/2023 The League joined Issue One and other coalition partners on a letter sent to all presidential candidates encouraging them to publicly disclose information about campaign bundlers on a regular basis…
Merrill v. Milligan (now Allen v. Milligan) (Legal Case) 10/5/2023 Plaintiffs sued in federal court to require Alabama to draw a second majority-Black Congressional district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
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…
LWVUS Joins Comments for Mental Health Parity Under Private Health Insurance (Legal Document) 10/2/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments on the proposed rule on mental health parity under private health insurance plans.
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…
LWVUS Urges Congress to Reject Appropriations Riders Restricting Reproductive or Gender-affirming Health Care (Legal Document) 9/29/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to reject any appropriations bills that contained riders restricting access to essential health care including…
League of Women Voters engages Delaware Tech students (News Clips) 9/29/2023 This story was originally published in the Cape Gazette. On National Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day, representatives from the League of Women Voters Sussex County dispersed…
The Hyde Amendment: An Abortion Barrier Hiding in Plain Sight (Blog) 9/28/2023 The Hyde Amendment prohibits the use of federal funding for most abortions. As a result, most people enrolled in public health programs cannot use their health care coverage to pay for abortion…