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Mi Familia Vota v. Hobbs

LWV of Arizona filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs' request for an extension of Arizona's registration deadline by three weeks due to challenges caused by COVID-19.

Expanding Voter Access / October 13, 2020 / Case Closed

June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo

Several abortion providers in Louisiana sued to strike down state laws that restricted abortion access by requiring them to be staff members with admitting privileges in hospitals no further than 30…

Equal Rights / Reproductive Justice / June 29, 2020 / Case Closed

Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California

The League filed an amicus brief with 45 other organizations challenging the Trump Administration’s rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program

Immigration / June 18, 2020 / Case Closed

Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga.

LWVUS joined an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court supporting LGBTQI+ employees arguing their termination for sexual orientation violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Equal Rights / June 15, 2020 / Case Closed

Gill v. Whitford

A group of Wisconsin voters filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Wisconsin Legislature’s 2011 proposed redistricting map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The League of…

Redistricting / June 18, 2018 / Case Closed

Shelby County v. Holder

Shelby County is a historic legal challenge to key voting protections of the Voting Rights Act, which LWV joined as amicus, arguing that the law’s provision for federal oversight of local election…

Fighting Voter Suppression / June 25, 2013 / Case Closed