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Federal Court Approves Landmark Settlement Between Voting Rights Advocates and Private Security Company Charged with Voter Intimidation (Press Release)

A federal judge approved a sweeping settlement in a lawsuit brought by voting rights advocates against a private security contractor, Atlas Aegis, for illegal voter intimidation in Minnesota.

Shirley Chisholm: My Personal League Hero (Blog)

As the first African American woman in Congress and the first African American woman to run for president, Shirley Chisholm’s work and legacy are endlessly inspiring. The fact that her activism began in part with a League of Women Voters membership in New York City makes her my personal League of Women Voters hero.

Remaining Nonpartisan in Hyper-partisan Times (Blog)

More than 100 years ago, the League of Women Voters of the U.S. was founded to be a nonpartisan voice for American women who wanted free, fair, and open elections, above all else. The politics may change, but our commitment to democracy remains the same.

LWV calls on Biden to reinstate moratorium on death penalty (Legal Document)

LWV urges President Biden to fulfill his promise of justice by immediately commuting all federal death sentences and reinstating the federal moratorium on the death penalty

LWV joins calls for National Office and New Deal for New Americans (Legal Document)

The League joined letters in support of the New Deal for New Americans and National Office for New Americans Acts.

LWV urges Biden to immediately shut down Dakota Access Pipeline (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter lead by the Indigenous Environmental Network urging the President and Vice President to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) .

LWV opposes means testing for COVID-19 survival checks (Legal Document)

Ahead of the House’s COVID package release, the League joined a letter opposing income limits on survival stimulus checks.

LWV asks HHS to extend postpartum Medicaid (Legal Document)

The League joined a coalition letter to the Department of Health and Human Services urging an extension of postpartum Medicaid from 60 days after birth to one year after birth.

LWV Supports Bipartisan DREAM Act of 2021 (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters strongly endorses this common-sense bipartisan legislation, and we stand ready to work with lawmakers to see it become law.

The League endorses the Dream Act (Legal Document)

LWV sent a letter to Dream Act sponsor Senator Durbin offering our support and endorsement of the Dream Act, re-introduced last week