Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Undemocratic Legislative Practices (Press Release) 6/21/2019 Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds state legislature's lame-duck laws limiting the powers of the incoming Governor.
LWV Supports H.R. 4 (Press Release) 2/27/2019 With the introduction of this bill, it is time for Congress to update the Voting Rights Act and restore the vote for millions of disenfranchised voters.
U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Partisan Gerrymander Challenges (Press Release) 1/4/2019 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a challenge to North Carolina’s 2016 congressional redistricting plan, one of the most egregious partisan gerrymanders in U.S. history.
Supreme Court Upholds Unreasonable Voter Purge Standard (Press Release) 6/11/2018 Today, the Supreme Court ruled against Ohio voters by upholding the state's purging practice for those voters who did not vote in a single election.
LWV Statement on Ohio's Voter Purge Case (Press Release) 8/8/2017 Justice Department Flip Flops on Voting Rights in Ohio Purge Case By changing their position in the 2016 Ohio voter purge, the Justice Department is playing politics with our democracy and…
League Statement on the Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Gerrymandering Case (Press Release) 6/19/2017 LWV Optimistic As Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Extreme Gerrymandering Case
League Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in North Carolina Redistricting Case (Press Release) 5/22/2017 Supreme Court Finds North Carolina Redistricting Unconstitutional on Racial GerrymanderingLWV Celebrates Major Win for Voters
Can Partisanship Justify Racial Gerrymandering? (Press Release) 12/2/2016 SCOTUS to hear Arguments Monday
The 2016 Presidential Election WAS Rigged (Press Release) 11/23/2016 Voter Suppression Can Impact Outcomes
Hundreds of League of Women Voters Activists Storm Capitol Hill for Voting Rights (Press Release) 6/15/2016 “Our members are fanning out across the Capitol to tell their elected representatives that it is well past time to right this wrong. We need them to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA),”…