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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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League of Women Voters of Ohio v. La Rose (now League of Women Voters v. Huffman) (congressional map)

State court lawsuits by LWV Ohio asserting Ohio’s new Congressional map violated the Ohio Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.

Redistricting / / Case Closed

Carroll v. Gianforte

LWV of Montana and partners filed a lawsuit in Montana state court asserting a new law creating a parallel “community choice” school system violated Montana’s Constitution

Elections / Equal Rights / / Case Active

Hamilton v. Dallas County

Case filed by nine female detention service officers against the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department asserting sex discrimination in scheduling days off.

Equal Rights / / Case Active

Hecox v. Little

LWVUS filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in Hecox v. Little, which challenges Idaho’s law that targets transgender, nonbinary, and intersex students with the nation’s harshest…

Equal Rights / / Case Active

Tennessee NAACP v. Lee

LWV Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit asserting several congressional districts and one state senate district were racially gerrymandered.

Fighting Voter Suppression / Redistricting / / Case Active

Planned Parenthood of Utah v. State of Utah

LWV Utah filed an amicus brief in the Utah Supreme Court supporting plaintiffs seeking to overturn Utah’s abortion ban

Reproductive Justice / / Case Active

League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale v. City of Cupertino

Case brought by LWV Cupertino-Sunnyvale challenging a new lobbying disclosure ordinance enacted by the City of Cupertino, which could require the League and others petitioning the city council to…

Fighting Voter Suppression / / Case Closed

Commonwealth v. Dush (consolidated as Costa v. Corman)

LWV Pennsylvania and partners moved to intervene on behalf of voters in a lawsuit contesting a subpoena for the personal information of almost nine million registered voters

Elections / / Case Active

LWV Utah v. Utah State Legislature

LWV Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) sued to strike down gerrymandered congressional districts and reinstate an independent redistricting commission

Redistricting / / Case Active

LWV Florida v. Byrd (NVRA lawsuit)

LWV Florida filed a lawsuit in federal court asserting Florida’s statewide voter registration form violated the National Voter Registration Act.

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