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Fighting Voter Suppression

Federal Court Blocks Part of Anti-Voter Trump Executive Order Challenged by League of Women Voters (Press Release)

On April 24, 2025, a federal judge temporarily blocked provisions of an anti-voter executive order challenged by the League of Women Voters.

League of Women Voters Education Fund v. Trump (now LULAC v. Executive Office of the President) (Legal Case)

LWV, LWVAZ, and partners filed a federal lawsuit asserting President Trump’s Executive Order 14248 violated separation of powers and federal law

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)
Conley v. Hirsch (Legal Case)

The League of Women Voters of North Carolina sued in federal court challenging an attempt to retroactively change North Carolina election processes and throw out thousands of votes

Selma, the Voting Rights Act, and the Freedom to Vote (Blog)

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the historic day when civil rights activists attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, but were violently stopped by law enforcement.   

The horrors of Bloody Sunday, broadcast across the nation, led to the signing of the most important and impactful civil rights legislation in our history. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) marked the first time that access to the ballot was genuinely available for all American voters, directly addressing racial discrimination in voting. 

Today, as we examine our current state of voting in the US, it’s crucial to see our history led us here and what we can learn. 

Impacted Voters, League of Women Voters of North Carolina File Lawsuit to Defend North Carolina Voters from Post-Election Disenfranchisement (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. 

Griffin v. North Carolina State Board of Elections (Legal Case)

LWV North Carolina filed an amicus brief on behalf of North Carolina voters after a lawsuit was filed by a losing state supreme court candidate, putting 60,000 ballots in jeopardy of being thrown out

Louisiana v. Department of Commerce (Legal Case)

League of Women Voters (LWV), League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNYS) moved to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by Louisiana, Kansas, Ohio, and West Virginia seeking to add a citizenship question to the 2030 Census