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12 Oct 2010, 7:30 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
She supports new offshore oil drilling off our coast and has been named one of the "Dirty Dozen" by the League of Conservation Voters. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 11:26 am by Steve DiJulio
Ed Petersen, school board president, suggested during a meeting Tuesday night that the school district contact a nonpartisan group, such as the League of Women Voters. [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 7:00 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
  The bill was also largely supported by Good Government groups including the League of Women Voters, NYPIRG and Citizens Union. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:46 am by Eugene Volokh
League of Women Voters (1984) held that even broadcast regulation must be closely scrutinized to prevent, at least, viewpoint discrimination and often even viewpoint-neutral content discrimination: Since, as we [have] observed …, “[t]he First Amendment’s hostility to content-based regulation extends not only to restrictions on particular viewpoints, but also to prohibition of public discussion of an entire topic,” we must be particularly wary in… [read post]
3 Dec 2009, 10:13 am by David Gans
He is lead author of the discussion draft posted above, and co-author of the brief CAC filed, along with the League of Women Voters, in Citizens United v. [read post]
17 Mar 2008, 7:11 am
Opinion below (Supreme Court of North Carolina) Petition for certiorari Brief in opposition Petitioner’s reply Amicus brief of the Honorable Vernon Sykes and Honorable Roger Corbin (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of the League of Women Voters of the United States (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, and Ohio (in support of the petitioner) Amicus brief of the NAACP, Cindy Moore, Milford Farrior, and Mary Jordan… [read post]
26 Mar 2019, 2:32 pm by Michael Barber
This comes days after another Dane County District Judge issued a temporary injunction in a separate case brought by The League of Women Voters and other advocacy groups, blocking the entirety of the same set of laws on the grounds that the lame-duck session itself was unlawful under the State’s Constitution. [read post]
27 Oct 2016, 9:23 am by Michael Froomkin
On Amendment No 1 as the League of Women Voters aptly summarized it: A YES vote would: Allow for municipalities, the city council, to establish the annual rates to be assessed with the special taxing district for that municipality. [read post]
25 Jun 2008, 11:00 pm
The letters were signed by Campaign Finance Institute, Center for Responsive Politics, Common Cause, Democracy 21, League of Women Voters of the United States, Public Citizen, Sunlight Foundation and U.S. [read post]
22 Aug 2011, 11:52 am by Edward A. Fallone
  Today, there is news that the League of Women Voters will file a lawsuit contending that the new Voter ID law contravenes the right to vote contained in the Wisconsin Constitution. [read post]
26 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Republicans Turn Against League of Women Voters ProPublica – Megan O’Matz | Published: 8/18/2022 The League of Women Voters, known for focusing on voter registration, hosting debates, and conducting candidate surveys, has been more visible recently in advocating for issues like racial equity and abortion rights. [read post]
30 May 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
In opposing the stay, the League of Women Voters of Michigan argued that granting the requests would “effectively deny Michigan voters the only relief they seek” by delaying the redistricting process beyond the 2020 election. [read post]
24 Feb 2018, 5:43 am by Lyle Denniston
Between now and the March 9 hearing, the panel of judges may rule on whether to allow entry into the case, in defense of the state court’s map and rulings on the issue, of the League of Women Voters and Democratic voters who won the case in state court and the entry of a recently established advocacy group – the National Democratic Redistricting Committee – that is taking action in 12 states to challenge “partisan gerrymandering” in… [read post]
14 Jul 2020, 9:25 am by Erin Darreff
” New Jersey League of Women Voters “First, the trigger date we feel is too early and the permanence of the amendment is likely unneeded and second delaying redistricting will likely create representational harm for Asian and Latino communities both of which have grown in size since 2010 according to American Community Survey. [read post]
7 Feb 2014, 10:28 am
The federal government thus probably has broad power to say “if you want federal funds, you can’t exclude Israeli institutions and scholars from your programs,” just as it can say “if you want federal funds, you can’t discriminate against women in your programs,” or “if you want university funds, you can’t exclude anyone from membership or leadership in your student organization. [read post]
3 May 2010, 4:49 am by SHG
  The post of AG has been a major jumping off point for major league politicians in New York. [read post]
14 Mar 2016, 3:02 pm by Howard Iken
League of Women Voters of Florida Pamela Goodman: We are strongly concerned as there is no economic data to support the “reforms” and the impact will clearly have a disproportionate hardship on Florida women and children. [read post]