League of Women Voters of Arkansas v. Thurston (Legal Case) 9/29/2023 The LWV Arkansas and individual plaintiffs filed a federal court challenge to Arkansas’ requirements for absentee ballots, seeking remedial action prior to the November 2020 election.
Supreme Court Review: The October 2022 Term (Blog) 9/26/2023 During the 2022 Supreme Court term, the League of Women Voters filed amicus briefs in four cases: Moore v. Harper, Allen v. Milligan, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, and 303 Creative, LLC v…
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.
LWV Applauds House Reintroduction of John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Press Release) 9/19/2023 WASHINGTON – Today the League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement in response to the House reintroduction of the John Lewis Voting Rights…
GA State Conference of the NAACP v. Raffensperger (consolidated as In re: Georgia Senate Bill 202) (Legal Case) 8/18/2023 LWV Georgia and partners filed a federal lawsuit challenging SB202, which restricted early voting and ballot drop boxes and criminalized giving water and food to voters waiting in line to vote
Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP (Legal Case) 8/18/2023 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
OCA-Greater Houston v. Esparza (consolidated as La Union Del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott) (Legal Case) 8/17/2023 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…
Tennessee NAACP v. Lee (Legal Case) 8/9/2023 LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.
League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino (Legal Case) 7/31/2023 Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…
League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab (Legal Case) 7/28/2023 LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements