The United States Must Take Aggressive Action To Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Stabilize Earth’s Climate (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is underway.
UCLA Extension (Podcast): The Trump Presidency: The Good, the Bad and the Unknown (News Clips) 10/19/2017 League President Chris Carson talks to audiences from UCLA's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) on ethical and government reform issues relating to the Trump Presidency.
The Union Edge (Radio): National Voter Registration Day is September 26th! (News Clips) 9/21/2017 Maggie Bush, the Program and Outreach Director from the League of Women Voters talks to the Union Edge about National Voter Registration Day, which is coming up on September 26.
League Urges U.S. Senators to Cosponsor We the People Act (Legal Document) 10/24/2017 The Act provides an important roadmap for solving the vital issues facing our political system and serves as a vehicle to help renew Americans’ faith that the problems facing our democracy can be…
Maybe Yes, Maybe No: Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance (Blog) 10/4/2017 On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court heard what we hope will be the historic case of Gill v. Whitford. Why historic? Because the case represents the last chance, probably for decades, for the Court…
Supreme Court Preview: Gill v. Whitford Challenges the Idea of Partisan Gerrymandering (Blog) 9/27/2017 The Supreme Court case of Gill v. Whitford challenges the district maps drawn by the state legislature of Wisconsin in 2011. It is the first partisan gerrymandering challenge to make it to the…
Three Reasons to Celebrate National Voter Registration Day (Blog) 9/18/2017 National Voter Registration Day is coming next week, September 26! Here are three things we’re most excited about: Registering…
League Files Amicus Brief in Gill v. Whitford (Article) 9/6/2017 The League filed a brief in the historic partisan gerrymandering case, Gill v. Whitford, which will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on October 3rd.
League Files Additional Amicus Brief in Juliana et al v. United States (Article) 9/6/2017 The League of Women Voters United States (LWVUS) and the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) filed an Amicus Brief in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Juliana et al v.
League Opposes H.R. 806 (Article) 5/19/2017 The League urged Senators and Representatives to oppose H.R. 806 the "Ozone Standards Implementation Act."