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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…

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. Ohio Redistricting Commission (state legislative maps) (Legal Case)

9/27/2023

LWV Ohio filed a lawsuit in state court challenging the new State House and State Senate maps as illegal partisan gerrymanders under the Ohio Constitution.

Merrill v. Milligan (now Allen v. Milligan) (Legal Case)

9/26/2023

Plaintiffs sued in federal court to require Alabama to draw a second majority-Black Congressional district under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case)

9/7/2023

State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.

Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Byrd (formerly Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute v. Lee) (Legal Case)

9/2/2023

The League of Women Voters of Florida, together with voting rights organizations and individual plaintiffs, sued the Florida Legislature and Florida officials for violating the Florida Constitution…

Civil Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Alexander v. South Carolina NAACP, Supreme Court Case Addressing Racial Gerrymandering (Press Release)

8/18/2023

WASHINGTON, DC —Today, the League of Women Voters of the United States joined an amicus brief filed by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Alexander v. South Carolina State…

League of Women Voters of South Carolina Files Brief in Supreme Court Racial Gerrymandering Case (Press Release)

8/18/2023

Washington, DC — Today, the League of Women Voters of South Carolina (LWVSC) filed an amicus–or friend of the court–brief along with the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, the Charleston Branch of…

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

Congressional Budget Riders Could Make DC Less Safe (Blog)

8/15/2023

While Congress is home on the August recess, negotiations are continuing on the final budget for the fiscal year. Oftentimes, negotiators use riders on the budget to appease either side to move…