Federal Trial Against Texas’ Anti-Voter Law S.B. 1 Begins (Press Release) 9/11/2023 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - A federal judge will hear arguments starting today in a consolidated trial against Texas’ controversial anti-voter law…
League of Women Voters to host series on getting past political polarization (News Clips) 9/11/2023 This story originally aired on News 5 WCYB. As the 2024 presidential election draws near, political polarization is top of mind. The local chapter of the League of Women Voters is launching a series…
District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Authorization of Private Schools (Press Release) 9/11/2023 Helena, MT — On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, the First Judicial District issued a partial preliminary injunction to prevent enforcement of House Bill 562 (“HB 562”). The district court found…
Voting advocacy group ready to promote registration of youthful voters (News Clips) 9/8/2023 This story was originally published by the Chico Enterprise-Record. Organizing and activating eligible voters has always been one of the goals of the League of Women Voters, a non-partisan group…
Richardson v. Texas Secretary of State (Legal Case) 9/7/2023 Lawsuit filed on behalf of voters, MOVE Texas Civic Fund, the League of Women Voters of Texas, Austin Justice Coalition, and Coalition of Texans with Disabilities challenging the state’s signature…
League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map) (Legal Case) 9/7/2023 State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.
LEAGUE VICTORY: Court Strikes Down Florida’s Congressional Map (Press Release) 9/7/2023 Tallahassee, FL — A Florida trial court has sided with plaintiffs including the League of Women Voters of Florida in the case Black…
Doc 2 Doc: An IMS Podcast (News Clips) 9/7/2023 This episode originally aired on the Doc 2 Doc podcast. September is Women in Medicine Month! LWVUS president Dr. Deborah Turner spoke with Doc 2 Doc about their experience as women in medicine.
League of Women Voters teach young women how to run campaign (News Clips) 9/7/2023 This story was originally published by News 4 Tucson, KVOA. The 18th annual ‘Running and Winning’ workshop took place Thursday. It’s an all-day event that gives high school girls the opportunity to…
Carroll v. Gianforte (Legal Case) 9/6/2023 LWV of Montana and partners filed a lawsuit in Montana state court asserting a new law creating a parallel “community choice” school system violated Montana’s Constitution