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League of Women Voters Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Dismantling the Bedrock of the Civil Rights Movement

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2026.

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The League of Women Voters President Dianna Wynn and CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a case concerning the constitutionality of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2026.

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) demanded that the Wayne County Clerk turn over the county’s 2024 ballots and other election materials. The Michigan Attorney General, Dana Nessel, together with Gov. Whitmer and Secretary of State Benson, responded to the DOJ, calling out the Trump Administration’s efforts to interfere in our elections and the fact that they are recycling old, long-debunked conspiracy theories and claims the courts rejected years ago.

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2026.

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This bill is dangerous, unnecessary, and would prevent eligible Michiganders from casting their ballots

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in April 2026.

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The League of Women Voters issued the following statement in response to President Trump's executive order, "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections":

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in March 2026.

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Residents are invited to submit ideas and provide feedback on submissions through April 19, 2026

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Voting rights groups sue to block Louisiana from suspending primary elections

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2026.

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Article published by The Guardian

Voter groups challenge order to postpone House primaries in Louisiana

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2026.

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Article published by Roll Call

Voting Rights Groups Sue to Stop Florida Congressional Map

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2026.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Florida, Common Cause, and the League of United Latin American Citizens, represented by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and Democracy Defenders Fund, filed a lawsuit in the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County to stop the new Florida Congressional map.

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

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2026.

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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.

Civil Rights Groups File Emergency Challenge to Louisiana Governor’s Attempt to Suspend Election Already Underway

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in May 2026.

Public Statement

A group of individual voters and of voting rights organizations filed an emergency motion to block Governor Jeff Landry and Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s suspension of the state’s congressional primary election after voting has already begun statewide

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