Discrimination

LWV of Arizona Statement in Response to Decision in Navajo Nation Voting Rights Case (Press Release)

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling denying special accommodations for Navajo Nation absentee voters due to mail delivery delays. LWV of Arizona had filed an amicus brief in support of the Navajo Nation.

Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: The Supreme Court weighs in on the fight against discrimination (Blog)

The Supreme Court rules that sexual orientation and gender identity are included in Title VII's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex.

League Joins Partners Calling for Congressional Action on Police Violence (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter with over 400 civil rights organizations calling on Congress to implement needed policing reforms.

LWV Urges Department of Justice to Investigate Killing of Ahmaud Arbery (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 112 organizations urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a full and thorough hate crimes investigation into the horrific killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

League Supports H.Res 908, Denouncing Asian American discrimination (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter drafted on behalf of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), the Democracy Initiative, and more than 150 undersigned organizations to denounce the continued increase in racist attacks and discrimination against the Asian American community.

Judge Blocks ‘Unreasonable, Discriminatory’ Voting Law (Press Release)

On Monday, a Judge in New Hampshire issued an injunction stopping the state from advancing a controversial election law requiring extra documentation in order to register to vote.

LWV Statement on the President's Discriminatory Comment (Press Release)