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Major LGBTQ+ Rights Cases Happening Now (Blog)

6/3/2021

In the past year, The League signed on to numerous amicus briefs to defend the LGBTQ+ community from the wave of attacks on their rights. Many of these cases could set a precedent…

LWV calls on Senate to hold DC Statehood hearing (Legal Document)

5/3/2021

LWVUS joined 51 for 51 and over 100 organizations asking for a hearing on DC statehood.

LWVUS Joins Amicus Opposing Medicaid Work Requirements (Press Release)

2/25/2021

LWV of the United States joined partners in filing an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in a trio of U.S. Supreme Court cases challenging the imposition of work requirements on Medicaid…

LWV Statement on Health Care Executive Orders (Press Release)

1/28/2021

It is essential that all persons in America have access to affordable health care and that no one be denied coverage after contracting COVID-19.

THE 19TH: State legislatures in 2021: What to expect on trans rights, abortion rights, voting rights and more (News Clips)

1/27/2021

Celina Stewart spoke with The 19th about voting rights bills and priorities in statehouses across the country.

LWVUS Priorities in the New Biden Administration (Blog)

1/27/2021

At the League, it is our hope that we will be able to work in step with the current administration to make progress on LWV priorities aimed at working toward a better democracy, together.

In the Know: Hecox v Little (Blog)

12/22/2020

The League of Women Voters is dedicated to ensuring equal rights and equal opportunity for all. This commitment led to LWVUS joining the legal challenge…

20 Ways LWV Empowered Voters and Protected Democracy in 2020 (Blog)

12/10/2020

More voters than ever before participated in our elections in 2020, thanks in part to the work of the League across the country. Here are just a few of our successes in 2020.

League of Women Voters Mourns the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Press Release)

9/19/2020

WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters president Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase issued the following joint statement on the passing of Supreme Court…

League of Women Voters Statement on Reports of ICE Human Rights Abuses (Press Release)

9/17/2020

WASHINGTON—League of Women Voters board president, Dr. Deborah Turner, issued this statement in response to reports of human…