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LWV Statement on Supreme Court Stripping Americans of Constitutional Right to Abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Decision

Today the League of Women Voters of the United States President Dr. Deborah Turner and CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following joint statement in response to the 6 – 3 Supreme Court decision […]

LWV of Florida, New York, U.S. Respond to SCOTUS New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen Ruling

SCOTUS has ruled that a New York law restricting certain individuals from carrying concealed weapons in public is unconstitutional, effectively weakening gun safety laws around the country. The League of […]

LWV of Florida and Other Plaintiffs Issue Statement on Supreme Court Declining to Hear Congressional Map Challenge Prior to 2022 Elections

The organizational Plaintiffs in this case, which include the League of Women Voters of Florida, Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Equal Ground Education Fund, and Florida Rising Together, issue the […]

LWV of Florida and Other Plaintiffs Issue Statement on First District Court of Appeal Stay in Congressional Map Case

Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has issued a stay and reinstated a gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The organizational Plaintiffs in this case, which include the League of […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Responds to Congressional Map Appellate Stay

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On May 12, Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith issued a temporary injunction against Florida’s congressional redistricting plan, which was drawn by Governor Ron DeSantis and approved […]

Judge Sides with League of Women Voters of Florida and Others In Congressional Map Challenge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following the decision from a judge in the Circuit Court of Leon County that plaintiffs were likely to succeed in proving that the configuration of Florida’s Congressional […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Responds to Senate Bill 90 Appellate Stay

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —  Today, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay in League of Women Voters of Florida v. Lee. The initial lawsuit was brought by the League of Women Voters […]

League of Women Voters of Florida Condemns Election Bill Signed into Law by Gov. DeSantis (SB 524)

In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis signing Florida’s Senate Bill 524 into law, the League of Women Voters of Florida releases the following statement: “The League of Women Voters of Florida believes […]

League of Women Voters of Florida and Others Sue Over Gov. DeSantis’ Congressional Map

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On April 22, the League of Women Voters of Florida joined Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Equal Ground Education Fund, Florida Rising Together and several individual […]