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LWV Wisconsin v. Knudson (2021)

LWV of Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit to reactivate the voter registrations of 31,854 voters who had been unlawfully purged from the voter registration rolls.

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / July 13, 2022 / Case Closed

Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission

LWV Wisconsin intervened in a state court lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty that sought to ban ballot drop boxes

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / July 8, 2022 / Case Closed

New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen

NYSRPA challenged a New York state law requiring New Yorkers to show a justifiable reason for having a concealed-carry permit to carry guns in public places. The League raised the implications of…

Fighting Voter Suppression / June 23, 2022 / Case Closed

Citizens Project v. Colorado Springs

LWV Pikes Peak Region and partners sued Colorado Springs, asserting odd-year elections in April violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act

Elections / Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / June 1, 2022 / Case Active

Adkins v. Virginia Redistricting Commission

LWV Virginia filed an amicus brief in a case challenging HB 1225, which set standards and criteria for the Virginia Redistricting Commission when drawing legislative districts

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / September 22, 2021 / Case Closed

League of Women Voters of the United States v. Newby (also known as League of Women Voters of the United States v. Harrington)

The League of Women Voters of the United States, along with Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas state Leagues, filed a lawsuit opposing a US Election Assistance Commission action to allow three states to…

Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / September 16, 2021 / Case Closed

Stringer v. Hughs

LWV of Texas filed a federal lawsuit to require Texas to allow online voter registration through the Department of Public Safety’s website

Elections / Fighting Voter Suppression / Increasing Voter Registration / August 4, 2021 / Case Closed

Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee

SCOTUS upheld Arizona's out-of-precinct policy, which does not allow the counting of ballots cast outside of the voter's designated precinct, and Arizona's ballot collection law, which permits only…

Fighting Voter Suppression / July 1, 2021 / Case Closed

People First of Alabama v. Merrill

LWV Alabama filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs seeking to prevent enforcement of restrictive Alabama voting laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Expanding Voter Access / Fighting Voter Suppression / November 16, 2020 / Case Closed

Yazzie v. Hobbs

The Navajo Nation of Arizona requests that vote-by-mail ballots received within ten days of Election Day be counted due to the slower postal service and unequal proximity to post offices on the…

Fighting Voter Suppression / October 15, 2020 / Case Closed