Baltimore Cnty. Branch NAACP v. Baltimore County, MD (Legal Case) 5/9/2022 Black voters in Baltimore County challenged the county’s redistricting plan as racial vote dilution in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
LWV Statement on Senate Passage of Gun Safety Bill (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US Senate passed bipartisan gun safety legislation:
Supreme Court Strips Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme…
LWVUS Board President and Planned Parenthood Leader Responds to Abortion Decision (Blog) 6/27/2022 LWVUS board president and Planned Parenthood North Central States medical director, Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, made the following remarks in response to the Supreme Court of the US's decision to…
LWV Statement on House Passage of Gun Safety Bill (Press Release) 6/24/2022 WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan gun safety legislation:
President Biden Signs Gun Safety Bill in Law (Press Release) 6/25/2022 WASHINGTON — Today League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after President Biden signed the bipartisan gun safety legislation:
The Status of LGBTQIA+ Rights in the US (Blog) 6/28/2022 As we celebrate Pride Month, we can never forget that LGBTQIA+ rights need continual support and activism. Sadly, through the past year, we have seen a range of devastating anti-LGBTQIA+ bills across…
Why Gun Safety is an LGBTQIA+ Issue (Blog) 7/7/2022 Gun violence has a relatively more devastating impact on certain groups of people, including the LGBTQIA+ community. The disproportionate impact of gun violence on the LGBTQIA+ community makes gun…
DC Reproductive Rights Depend on Statehood (Blog) 8/18/2022 While abortion justice is necessary for the people of DC, our lack of statehood means we have little control over the future of reproductive rights. Until DC becomes a state and has, like all other…
League of Women Voters, Missouri NAACP Sue Over Law Criminalizing Voter Engagement Efforts (Press Release) 8/22/2022 Jefferson City, Mo. -- Two nonpartisan civic engagement organizations sued the state of Missouri and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft in Cole County Circuit Court to block provisions of one of the…