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Ghost Guns: What You Need to Know (Blog)

5/19/2022

Ghost guns are highly prevalent in today’s world. They can be 3D-printed, made from a kit, ordered online from an operation that assembles un-serialized firearms, or otherwise assembled from…

League Condemns Racist Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY (Press Release)

5/16/2022

BUFFALO, NY & WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters of Buffalo-Niagara, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the…

The Best of LWV's TikTok (Blog)

1/31/2022

Over the past year, LWV has joined countless nonprofits in spreading knowledge and civic tools through the wildly popular video app, TikTok. We’ve compiled a few favorites.

LWVUS and LWV Wisconsin Joint Statement on the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse (Press Release)

11/19/2021

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin issued the following joint statement in reaction to the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse …

How Gun Laws Impact Election Safety (Blog)

11/18/2021

On November 3rd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v Bruen, marking one of the first times that the Supreme…

Voting Rights Activists Arrested at White House After Fourth Direct Action Calling on Biden to Help to Protect Freedom to Vote (Press Release)

11/3/2021

Voting rights activists escalated demands for the White House to act on voting rights today, in an action that resulted in the arrests of 59 participants, including leading youth activist Yolanda…

League Memo to President Biden and his Administration Following the 2020 Election (Article)

10/29/2021

League President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase sent the following memo to President Biden and his administration following the 2020 election.

LWV Files Amicus Brief in Voter Intimidation Case Before SCOTUS (Press Release)

9/21/2021

LWV of the United States, along with the Leagues of New York and Florida filed an amicus brief in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, a US Supreme Court case examining New York…

League Opposes Anti-Home-Rule Riders on the Fiscal Year 2022 D.C. Appropriations Bill (Legal Document)

6/29/2021

The League joined DC Vote in asking the House and Senate appropriations committees to oppose amendments to the District of Columbia FY 2022 Appropriations.

The League Sends Memo to the Senate Urging the Passage of S.51 the Washington DC Admission Act (Legal Document)

6/22/2021

The League sent a memo to the US Senate urging support for the Passage of S.51 the Washington DC Admission Act.