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Reminiscing about the 100 year anniversary of LWV.

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in April 2024.

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Reminiscing about our League's Gala in honor of the 100th anniversary of the League of Women Voters.

 

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Restricting access to automatic and semi-automatic assault type weapons.

July-4-2022--Shooting

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in August 2024.

Public Statement

Along with LWV US and LWV IL, our League advocates restricting access to automatic and semi-automatic assault type weapons by private individuals. These weapons present a clear and unequivocal danger to public safety.

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VIDEOS FROM VIRTUAL MEETINGS MARCH 2021 TO MARCH 2022

LWVHP/HWD Annual Meeting 6-26-21

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in September 2022.

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VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECENT VIRTUAL MEETINGS

 

 

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Criminal Justice Position Consensus Meetings

Criminal Justice Position Update

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in January 2022.

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Criminal Justice Position Update

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Local and State Program Planning 2021-22

Submitted by HIGHLAND PARK-HIGHWOOD in February 2021.

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League of Women Voters Condemns Passage of Reconciliation Package Expanding Unchecked Immigration Enforcement Funding

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on Congressional passage of funding for immigration enforcement agencies:  

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UPDATE: Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Federal Challenge to Louisiana Officials’ Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2026.

Public Statement

A group of individual voters, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana, and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana Education Fund today filed an emergency lawsuit in federal court seeking to block Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s implementation of Governor Jeff Landry’s unlawful executive order that attempts to suspend Louisiana’s congressional House primary elections after voting had already begun.

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League of Women Voters Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on Alabama Congressional Map

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Alabama issued the following statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to allow Alabama to use the Legislature's gerrymandered 2023 congressional map for the 2026 election cycle.

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LWV CEO Celina Stewart Named Northeastern Law’s Brown Forum for Women in the Law Practitioner-in-Residence

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2026.

Public Statement

Celina Stewart, a nationally recognized voting rights attorney and champion of American democracy, has been named by Northeastern Law’s Judith Olans Brown Forum for Women in the Law (WIL) as its Practitioner-in-Residence for 2026–2027.

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Colorado’s Response to Chiles v. Salazar: Conversion Therapy and Free Speech

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2026.

Blog Post

In March 2026, the Supreme Court determined that Colorado’s Conversion Therapy ban violated the First Amendment, in a major loss to LGBTQIA+ rights. 

Colorado moved quickly on two fronts: maintaining protections for youth in a way consistent with the First Amendment and strengthening accountability for past harm. 

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