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The League of Women Voters

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Litigation empowers our fight for the issues that matter most to communities: protecting the right to vote, promoting fair and accessible elections, ending big-money corruption, and reinforcing the dignity that people across the country deserve.

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Virginia Coalition for Immigrant Rights v. Beals

LWVVA filed a federal lawsuit to prevent a voter purge resulting from Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 35.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Hopkins v. Hosemann (now Watson)

LWVUS, LWV Mississippi, and 11 other civil rights organizations filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs asserting Mississippi’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law violated the Eighth…

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Arctic Village Council v. Fenumiai

LWV of Alaska and co-plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in Alaska state court, arguing the lack of a notice and cure process for absentee ballots violated the Alaska Constitution.

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Kansas v. Schwab

LWV Kansas sued in state court to overturn several laws restricting voter education, mailing advance ballot applications, delivering advance ballots, and tightening signature match requirements

Educating Voters / Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / / Case Active

LWV Greeley-Weld County v. Weld County Board of Commissioners

LWV of Greeley-Weld County and the Latino Coalition of Weld County filed a state court lawsuit asserting the Weld County Commission violated state law when redrawing its districts

Redistricting / / Case Active

Disability Rights Wisconsin v. Wisconsin Elections Commission (absentee voting for voters with disabilities)

LWVWI filed suit to prohibit the enforcement of state statutes that blocked voters with disabilities from receiving, marking, and returning their absentee ballot electronically.

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Meta Platforms, Inc. v. State of Washington

LWV Washington filed an amicus brief supporting Washington’s disclosure requirements for online political advertising

Money In Politics / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Missouri v. State of Missouri

LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against HB 1878, which restricted or criminalized several voter registration and education activities

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Missouri State Conference of the NAACP v. State of Missouri

LWV Missouri and co-plaintiffs filed a state court lawsuit against tightened voter ID requirements for in-person voting

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Active

Juliana v. United States

LWVUS and the LWV Oregon filed amicus briefs supporting youth seeking a court order requiring the federal government to plan to end fossil fuel emissions

The Environment / / Case Closed