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League Supports Cloture Vote on John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights calling on the US Senate to move the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act forward for debate.

League Memo to President Biden and his Administration Following the 2020 Election (Article)
League President Dr. Deborah Ann Turner and CEO Virginia Kase sent the following memo to President Biden and his administration following the 2020 election.
LWVUS Urges AG to Direct OLC to Withdraw 2020 Equal Rights Amendment Memo (Legal Document)

The League joined an ERA Coalition sign-on letter to the US Attorney General urging him to direct the Office of Legal Counsel to withdraw its 2020 memo on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

LWV Joins SCOTUS Case Challenging Texas Abortion Law (Press Release)

LWVUS joined an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, a case before the US Supreme Court challenging a recently enacted Texas law that severely limits abortion services and deputizes private individuals to enforce the law.

What is Happening with the Freedom to Vote Act? (Blog)

Wednesday, Oct. 20, the Freedom to Vote Act came up for its first ever vote on the Senate floor. However, the bill failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward, hitting a procedural roadblock on its way to protecting our democracy and expanding the voting rights of every American. 

LWVUS joins request for global gender equality investments in Biden funding requests  (Legal Document)

LWVUS joined a letter sent to the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting increased investments in global gender equality

Voting Rights Groups Respond to President Biden’s Comments on Ending the Filibuster (Press Release)

While words are great, President Biden must now do everything in his power to get the Freedom to Vote Act over the finish line and restore the full protections of the Voting Rights Act.

Senate Fails to Pass the Freedom to Vote Act (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement following the 49–51 Senate floor vote on the Freedom to Vote Act. 

ICYMI: Members of Congress Discuss How Women Power Democracy (Press Release)
Voting Rights Activists Arrested at White House After Third Direct Action Calling on Biden to Help to Protect Freedom to Vote (Press Release)

Faith leaders, local and state representatives, and national civil rights leaders were arrested in series of actions calling on the Biden administration to protect the freedom to vote.