Planned Parenthood of the Heartland v. Hilgers (Legal Case) 12/4/2023 LWV Nebraska filed an amicus brief asserting a law restricting gender affirming care and banning abortion after 12 weeks was unconstitutionally enacted
LWVTN, Tennessee Voters File Federal Lawsuit Challenging State “Bona Fide” Primary Voting Law (Press Release) 11/29/2023 NASHVILLE – The League of Women Voters of Tennessee and Tennessee voters Victor Ashe and Phil Lawson filed a federal lawsuit today challenging state laws that require voters to be “bona fide” members…
OCA-Greater Houston v. Esparza (consolidated as La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott) (Legal Case) 11/29/2023 Lawsuit challenging the Texas’s voter suppression legislation, Senate Bill 1, which imposes strict ID requirements for mail-in ballots, a restriction on helping voters who need help completing or…
LWV Statement on Appeals Court Ruling to Undermine the Voting Rights Act (Press Release) 11/21/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following statement after the Eighth Circuit of Appeals ruled there is no “private right of action” for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
Pa. counties must accept undated, incorrectly dated mail ballots federal court rules (News Clips) 11/21/2023 This story was originally published in Votebeat. Plaintiffs including the NAACP and League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania applauded the ruling.
Fitz-James v. Ashcroft (Legal Case) 11/21/2023 LWV of Missouri filed an amicus brief to support plaintiffs’ efforts to rewrite a misleading and inaccurate summary of a ballot initiative protecting abortion rights
Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State of Missouri (Legal Case) 11/20/2023 LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against tightened voter ID requirements for in-person voting
LWVUS Joins Comments Supporting Inclusion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions in the American Community Survey (ACS) (Legal Document) 11/20/2023 The League of Women Voters of the United States joined public comments in response to the Census Bureau’s request for review and approval for a test of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI)…
Disability Rights Mississippi v. Fitch (Legal Case) 11/15/2023 LWV Mississippi, Disability Rights Mississippi, and three voters filed a federal lawsuit against restrictions on voters with disabilities seeking assistance with returning absentee ballots
State League of Women Voters condemn election office interferences (News Clips) 11/10/2023 This story was originally published in the Kirkland Reporter. The president of the Seattle-based League of Women Voters of Washington called the substances sent to several election offices in…