League Sends Memo to U.S. House on Census Citizenship Question (Legal Document) 9/20/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. House regarding the citizenship question on the U.S. Census.
League Submits Comments Regarding Citizenship on 2020 Census (Legal Document) 8/2/2018 The League submitted organizational comments regarding the inclusion of the citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
League Memo Urges Senators to Ask SCOTUS Nominee to Protect Democracy (Article) 7/17/2018 The League sent a memo to the U.S. Senate outlining four questions that should be asked of any U.S. Supreme Court nominee during the confirmation process.
Five Years Since Shelby County v. Holder: Where Do We Stand Now? (Blog) 6/21/2018 Shelby County v. Holder was a landmark case addressing the constitutionality of two provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Here's what's happened in the five years since the case was decided.
League Urges Bipartisan Committee to Continue to Demand Transparency on the 2020 Census (Blog) 5/18/2018 The U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee continues to explore the proposal of a question related to citizenship on the 2020 Census.
League Sends Letter to House Committee on Citizenship and the U.S. Census (Article) 5/10/2018 The League sent a letter to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee urging the committee to use its power and remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census.
League Commends Chairman Gowdy for Demanding DOJ Official Answer Census Citizenship Questions (Blog) 5/9/2018 It is up to Congress to exercise oversight authority over the Census Bureau and remove the citizenship question from the 2020 Census.
Census Citizenship Question Will Result in Inaccurate Count (Press Release) 3/27/2018 Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross’ decision to include a question pertaining to…
Comments to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (Legal Document) 3/19/2018 The League submitted comments to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights as part of its ongoing assessment of federal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).
Mother Jones: These Three Lawyers Are Quietly Purging Voter Rolls Across the Country (News Clips) 7/7/2017 This article originally appeared in Mother Jones.