At the LWVUS 2024 Convention, delegates voted to proceed with a study on the federal judiciary. The study will be completed on a fast-track timeline in time for a position to be announced at the LWVUS 2025 Council in June 2025. 

League studies help fuel our advocacy.

Join this meeting for a discussion on the Federal Judiciary Study and help Maine reach a consensus. Please review the materials in advance of the meeting. All the materials you will need are listed below.

Policy Briefs

The Federal Judiciary Study Committee has prepared a series of briefs on particular, specific topics designed to help spark discussion among League members as we work toward a LWVUS  position on the federal judiciary. By providing information on these very specific topics, our intention is to help develop a long-lasting position based on the principles of judicial independence, transparency, accountability, and ethics (and possibly others). Our goal is a position that outlines the values – the standards and norms – the League of Women Voters should use in evaluating proposed changes to policies, laws, and regulations about the federal judiciary. 

Policy papers may be downloaded in a PDF version by clicking the links below.

• Financial Disclosure

• Judge Shopping

• Judicial Ethics and Enforcement 

• Legitimacy and the US Supreme Court

• Key Terms for the Federal Judiciary Study

• Recusal

• Representation

• Shadow Docket

• Stare Decisis and Binding Precedent

• Structural reforms for the US Supreme Court 

You can find more information about this important study at LWVUS, including video recordings of past town halls and webinars.