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LWV Responds to Supreme Court Allowing Trump Deportations Without Due Process
Posted on June 29, 2025 in League News | comments
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. T...
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annual meeting report 2025
Posted on June 29, 2025 in League News | comments
On June 12th 2025, the League of Women Voters of Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville (LWVBAE) held their annual meeting where speaker Jessica Li spoke about the importance of Bystander Power. Li is a co-founder and the princ...
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LBGTQ+
Posted on June 28, 2025 in League News | comments
Every June, communities across the United States come together to celebrate Pride Month- a time to honor the history, resilience and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community. The start of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights began in...
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Nutrition & Its Role in Solving the Health Crisis
Posted on June 24, 2025 in League News | comments
June 26th, Noon to 1:15pm Register for the Event Here Professor Robert Lustig from UCSF will present on how nutrition can impact both long term physical and mental health. County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors P...
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Juneteenth in Berkeley 2025 – Enjoying Freedom
Posted on June 17, 2025 in League News | comments
Juneteenth in Berkeley on June 15th, 2025, arrived on the heels of a day of mass mobilization in defense of democracy that drew millions of Americans and friends from around the globe the day prior, on June 14th, the No ...
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Threats to Voting Rights
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
We are facing a pivotal moment for US voting rights. Policies like the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, President Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, and legislation in more than two dozen stat...
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ICE Activity Escalating – Resources to Protect Our Communities
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
ICE’s operations in Los Angeles and around California mark a troubling escalation – workplace raids coupled with the arrest of community members exercising their First Amendment rights to observe and protest. These...
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League of Women Voters Condemns the Violent Removal of Senator Alex Padilla from a DHS Press Conference
Posted on June 16, 2025 in League News | comments
Los Angeles, CA — Following the violent removal of US Senator Alex Padilla at a press conference held by the Department of Homeland Security in Los Angeles, California, the League of Women Voters of the United States a...
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LWVUS joins letter requesting United Nations Human Rights Council to open inquiry on Police Violence against protesters
Posted on June 10, 2025 in League News | comments
LWVUS joined hundreds of organizations, including many of our partners, in requesting that the United Nations hold a special session on the escalation of police violence in the United States and repression of protestors...
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League of Women Voters Condemns Use of Federal Force on Peaceful Protestors
Posted on June 8, 2025 in League News | comments
LOS ANGELES, CA; WASHINGTON, DC — League of Women Voters of California Executive Director Helen Hutchison and League of Women Voters of the US CEO Celina Stewart issued the following joint statement in response to the ...
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