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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.

LWV Statement on the Justice in Policing Act (Press Release)

The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 is a necessary first step towards eliminating police brutality in America.

League Sends Comments to U.S. House Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability (Legal Document)

The League sent comment to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee ahead of their Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability on June 10, 2020.

LWVUS joins letter requesting United Nations Human Rights Council to open inquiry on Police Violence against protesters (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations, including many of our partners, in requesting that the United Nations hold a special session on the escalation of police violence in the United States and repression of protestors.  

League Joins Calls for Full Investigations into the Killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd (Legal Document)

The League joined letters to the Department of Justice calling on investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

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. 

LWVUS Responds to Police Killing of George Floyd (Press Release)
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.

Celebrating International Human Rights Day (Blog)

Human Rights Day celebrates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Everyone is entitled to inalienable rights regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national or social origin, or other status.

The Hill: Fixing our democracy is key to immigration reform (News Clips)

CEO Virginia Kase's op-ed about how democracy fixes can bring about immigration reform.