Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at the US Mission to the United Nations (Blog) 2/27/2015 This week, the Mission of the United States to the United Nations commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
League Pushes Citizen Participation (News Clips) 2/5/2015 This article originally appeared in the LI Herald. By Laura Schofer Barbara Epstein, of Wantagh, a long-time member of the East Nassau League of…
50 Years After the March on Washington, the Fight for Voting Rights Continues (Blog) 8/23/2013 League members from across the country will join thousands of advocates as well as renowned civil rights leaders, as we mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
Philadelphia Inquirer: In case that could affect 2018 elections, gerrymandering suit can proceed, Pa. high court rules (News Clips) 11/9/2017 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to decide a gerrymandering lawsuit by the end of the year.
In the Know: Understanding New York v. Trump SCOTUS (Blog) 11/17/2020 This case involves the question of whether the President can exclude undocumented immigrants from the state-population totals from the 2020 Census that are used for apportionment.
How Citizen's United Will Affect the 2022 Midterms (Blog) 1/21/2022 Campaign finance laws continue to empower corporations and the super-rich, making it difficult for the rest of the country to make their voices heard.
Women Need to Vote (News Clips) 11/2/2022 This blog was originally published by United Way. Gender equity is America is linked to women exercising the right to vote. That was the takeaway last week, from the Women United Global Leadership…
Scioto graduate brings civic engagement to Harvard (News Clips) 7/31/2023 This story was originally published by CityScene Columbus. Many high school graduates have lofty goals for their next steps, but for those who know Will Smialek, it was no surprise he set his eyes…
Legal Internships at LWV- Voting Rights, Litigation, and Advocacy (Article) 7/18/2018 We are seeking legal interns to work with the Advocacy and Litigation department of our Washington, DC office on a variety of voting rights issues. Under the supervision of the Chief Counsel and the…
Moore v. Harper (Legal Case) 6/27/2023 The Republican-controlled North Carolina Legislature petitioned the Supreme Court for review, asserting that state legislatures had exclusive power over redistricting