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LWV Declares United States in a “Constitutional Crisis,” Announces New Initiative to Mobilize Voters

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2025.

Public Statement

Statement from Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters, and Dianna Wynn, president of the League of Women Voters: "From the flagrant disregard for congressional authority and governmental checks and balances to defying Supreme Court orders to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back home, one thing is abundantly clear: our country is in a constitutional crisis."

Immigrants Make America Great by Nitish Meena from Unsplash.com

Submitted by Connecticut in April 2025.

Blog Post

Nearly 15% of people living in the United States are immigrants; if our nation’s story is a quilt, the immigrant community’s diverse stories are integral squares that hold it together.
Yet immigrants have always been an easy target for bad actors, who use xenophobia to scapegoat foreign-born communities. In moments like this, we must stand against hate and for our neighbors. LWV and the National Partnership for New Americans have identified a few ways you can defend America’s immigrant communities.

Submitted by Connecticut in September 2025.

Blog Post

As a nonpartisan, pro-democracy organization, the League is deeply alarmed by the ongoing ICE detentions, which too often fly in the face of due process and other fundamental rights. So earlier this month, League of Women Voters of Connecticut signed on to a letter with 91 other Connecticut organizations to express urgency and demand that Governor Lamont and Legislative Leadership take action to protect our immigrant communities during the upcoming special session.

Submitted by Connecticut in July 2025.

News

"As CEO of the League of Women Voters of the US, it’s my professional and patriotic duty today to issue an urgent call. And while this is a rare move for our century-old organization, it is necessary."

photo of women holding signs that say: "Our bodies, our choice - not yours!"

Submitted by Connecticut in June 2025.

News

It’s a basic premise of the League of Women Voters’ work: the US cannot have a healthy democracy unless all members of our community can live freely and access their fundamental rights. Unfortunately, over the past few years, the League has tracked a surge in legislative and administrative attacks chipping away at the rights of LGBTQIA+ community members, particularly transgender individuals. This presents a threat to both personal safety and, on a broader level, democracy.

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Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Halt DOJ Attempts to Seize Pennsylvania Voter Data

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, Common Cause, and seven Pennsylvania voters announced their move to intervene in United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a lawsuit the Department of Justice brought against Pennsylvania and its Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt. The case is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to compel states to turn over their full voter registration databases, including with sensitive personal information such as partial Social Security and driver’s license numbers.

5 Ways to Celebrate Voting with Kids

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

Do you have kids or young people in your life? You’re a great messenger to connect them with voting information!

Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purges

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters, along with three individual plaintiffs, asked a court for emergency relief in a class action lawsuit that seeks to stop the Trump-Vance administration’s unlawful creation of massive government databases consolidating sensitive and legally protected personal information on millions of people in America to unlawfully open investigations and purge voter rolls.

League of Women Voters Denounces Federal Militarization of Illinois Communities

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Public Statement

The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the League of Women Voters of the United States issued the following joint statement in response to reports that the federal government is preparing to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and other communities across Illinois.

Is Conversion Therapy Protected by Free Speech?

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in October 2025.

Blog Post

The Colorado State Legislature defines conversion therapy as the effort to change an individual’s sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. The Legislature felt so strongly about the dangers of conversion therapy that, with bipartisan support, they passed House Bill 19-1129, prohibiting conversion therapy for minors in Colorado.

HB 19-1129 is being challenged in court by a conservative Christian therapist in Colorado Springs.

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