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Latest Fear Tactic to Intimidate NJ Voters: LWV Responds to Creation of Anti-Voter Task Force by US Attorney (Press Release)
TODAY: League of Women Voters Launches ‘Unite and Rise 8.5’ Initiative (Press Release)

On May 1, 2025, the League of Women Voters of the United States , launched a powerful new initiative, Unite and Rise 8.5, which aims to engage and mobilize 8.5 million voters through advocacy, civic education, and community engagement. 

Terrifying, Unacceptable, and Dangerous: LWV’s Response to the Arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan (Press Release)
League of Women Voters Sues to Defend Direct Democracy in Arkansas (Press Release)
League of Women Voters of California Seeks to Protect Mailed Ballots in California (Press Release)
LWV Declares United States in a “Constitutional Crisis,” Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters (Press Release)

On April 17, 2025, the nonpartisan League of Women Voters took the step of labeling our current moment a “constitutional crisis.” Concurrently, LWV announced a new initiative, Unite and Rise 8.5, to mobilize 8.5 million voters to step up and defend our democracy.

Impacted Voters, League of Women Voters of North Carolina File Lawsuit to Defend North Carolina Voters from Post-Election Disenfranchisement (Press Release)
League of Women Voters, Lawyers’ Committee, NAACP, and Equal Justice Society File Brief Opposing Executive Order Attacking Birthright Citizenship (Press Release)
An Abhorrent, Chilling Move: LWV’s Response to Targeting of Former CISA Official Chris Krebs (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed two memoranda directing the Justice Department to investigate former appointee Christopher Krebs, Republican previous director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Miles Taylor, a former official in the Department of Homeland Security. 

League of Women Voters and SPLC Move to Defend Fair Representation in Census Lawsuit (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS), the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS), represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), filed a motion to intervene in Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Commerce, a lawsuit seeking to exclude undocumented persons and holders of temporary visas from the census count used to allocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes.