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Partisan Gerrymandering Case Reaches South Carolina Supreme Court

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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Nonpartisan civil rights organizations argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court today that the state constitution forbids partisan gerrymandering, or the rigging of electoral maps to protect a political party’s advantage in elections. "South Carolinians have the right not just to vote, but to cast a vote that genuinely reflects the interests of their community," said Nancy Williams, President of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

SC Supreme Court to hear challenge to state’s Congressional map next week

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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Next Tuesday, justices will hear arguments in a challenge to the state’s Congressional map, which was redrawn after the 2020 census as part of the state’s redistricting process. The League of Women Voters of South Carolina is suing the state over the map, asking the court to strike it down so it cannot be used again and to require the General Assembly to redraw it.

Joint Statement: League Affirms the Right to Peaceful Protest

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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The League of Women Voters of South Carolina affirms the right to peaceful protest and calls upon our state government, local officials. and all South Carolinians to respect those who raise their voices and everyone's First Amendment rights.

June 2025 DEI Minute

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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As we close out this new biennium, let us reaffirm our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—not as a separate initiative, but as the foundation of our mission: empowering all voters and defending the democracy of this republic in which we all live. The League has always stood for fairness, representation, and the empowerment of every voter. In South Carolina, where the conversation around DEI continues to evolve, our role is more critical than ever.

Submitted by South Carolina in June 2025.

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In the House Reconciliation Bill, proposed expiration of exchange subsidies to help pay insurance premiums is projected to increase the number of insured in South Carolina by 44%, or 230,000 more uninsured people. Public health is frequently funded only with federal dollars. The state Office of Tobacco Prevention has already been eliminated. Colorectal Screening and Breast Cancer Prevention initiatives only have one more year of funding.

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The Right to Contraception and Why We Need to Protect It

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

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The right to contraception is currently protected in the United States by a combination of federal court cases and state legislation. Tens of millions of women and other people of reproductive age rely on contraception to make decisions about their bodies and lives.

However, in recent years, government attacks on reproductive freedom have made it clear how our fundamental rights can be eroded and taken away, making additional state and federal protections for contraception imperative.

Shameful & Dangerous: LWV Responds to Supreme Court Allowing Trump Deportations Without Due Process

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

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Washington, DC — Today, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that prevented the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries other than their country of origin without affording them due process. Today’s decision — issued without any hearing on the Court’s “shadow docket” — allows the Trump administration to continue to deport non-citizens to countries they have never visited without an opportunity to challenge the deportation.

League of Women Voters Welcomes Na’ilah Amaru as New Senior Director of Mobilization & Engagement

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

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Washington, DC — The League of Women Voters of the United States is proud to announce Na’ilah Amaru as the new senior director of mobilization and engagement. In this role, Amaru will lead the League’s grassroots organizing efforts, national advocacy campaigns, and volunteer engagement strategy to strengthen the organization’s mission of empowering voters and defending democracy.

What's Happening with Medicaid, Tax Cuts, and Budget Bills?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

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The United States Congress is using a fast-track budget process known as budget reconciliation to pass legislation that will take away health care and food access from millions of people to pay for tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans.

That gives us just weeks left in the process to demand that our members of Congress represent everyday Americans and oppose cuts to Medicaid.

Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in NC Voting Case Brought by DOJ

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in June 2025.

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The League of Women Voters of North Carolina, along with voters and civil rights groups, seek to protect voters whose eligibility to vote may be challenged.

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