League Continues Push for Elections Funding (Legal Document) 7/16/2020 The League sent a letter urging U.S. Senators to include $3.6 billion in funding for elections in the next stimulus package.
LWVUS Joins Case to Advance the Equal Rights Amendment (Press Release) 7/1/2020 The League of Women Voters of the United States filed a friend of the court brief in the federal case that supports ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as completed by…
LWV Celebrates the Advancement for D.C. Statehood (Press Release) 6/26/2020 WASHINGTON – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R.…
League Urges Senators to Vote No on Motion to Proceed to JUSTICE Act (Legal Document) 6/23/2020 The League joined allies on a letter urging Senators to vote NO on a motion to proceed to the JUSTICE Act.
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: The Supreme Court weighs in on the fight against discrimination (Blog) 6/15/2020 The Supreme Court rules that sexual orientation and gender identity are included in Title VII's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex.
LWV Statement on the Justice in Policing Act (Press Release) 6/10/2020 The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 is a necessary first step towards eliminating police brutality in America.
LWVUS joins letter requesting United Nations Human Rights Council to open inquiry on Police Violence against protesters (Legal Document) 6/8/2020 LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations, including many of our partners, in requesting that the United Nations hold a special session on the escalation of police violence in the United States and…
League Joins Statement Reaffirming Founding Principles of the United Nations as COVID Recovery Begins (Article) 6/3/2020 Last week, the League joined hundreds of other organizations calling on the United Nations to take robust action around COVID19 recover and response. The letter, written on behalf of the …
COVID-19, the Census, and Redistricting (Blog) 5/27/2020 Because of COVID-19, the Census has been forced to propose changes to its operating timeline and the dates for sending data regarding apportionment and redistricting.
LWVEF Calls on Census Bureau to Make Enhancements to the Adjusted Operational Timeline (Legal Document) 5/20/2020 LWVEF joined the Census Counts campaign and the 143 undersigned organizations urging the Census Bureau to closely examine its adjusted operational timeline and advocate for enhancements to address…
