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LWV of Baltimore County, Black Voters, and Advocacy Groups Urge Federal Court to Block Baltimore County’s Unlawful Redistricting Plan (Press Release)

LWV of Baltimore County, other advocacy groups, and Black voters urge federal court to block racially gerrymandered in Baltimore County, Maryland. 

League of Women Voters of Baltimore County, Black Voters, Baltimore County NAACP, and Common Cause Sue to Defend Voting Rights in Redistricting (Press Release)

The League of Women Voters of Baltimore County and partners files lawsuit challenging racially gerrymandered maps in Baltimore County. 

Groups Sue Postmaster General over USPS Changes (Press Release)

LWV of the United States and partners filed a lawsuit against the Postmaster General and United States Postal Service challenging recent changes to postal service procedures and equipment. 

Patch: MD Gerrymandering Ruling By Supreme Court 'Disappointing': Hogan (News Clips)

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the question of if Maryland's redistricting violated the First Amendment in the case Benisek v. Lamone.

Supreme Court Declines to Set a Standard to Rein in Partisan Gerrymandering  (Press Release)

Today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina that no fair test exists for courts to determine when partisan gerrymandering has gone too far. 

A Plaintiff's Perspective at the Supreme Court for Rucho v. LWVNC (Blog)

This month the Supreme Court will issue their decision in Rucho v. League of Women Voters of North Carolina, our redistricting lawsuit that could set a standard for the whole nation when it comes to partisan gerrymandering.

Supreme Court Hears the League’s Landmark Redistricting Case (Press Release)

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Rucho v. League of Women Voters North Carolina, which could result in ending partisan gerrymandering across the nation. 

Breaking Down the Partisan Gerrymandering Cases Before the U.S. Supreme Court (Blog)
League Joins Amicus Brief in Lamone v. Benisek (Legal Document)

The League of Women Voters of Maryland joined as amici on a brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lamone v. Benisek.

Democracy Wins at the Ballot Box with Voting Rights Expansion in 2018 Midterms (Press Release)

The League celebrates 2018 midterms voting rights victories in Florida, Maryland, and Michigan. When it came to issues of elections, voters overwhelmingly selected to expand voting rights.