The US Supreme Court said it will hear a new round of arguments on a Louisiana congressional map that created an additional ...

The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Support ...

HR 4, known as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – in tandem with the For The People Act, a sweeping elections and campaign finance reform proposal – follows years-long attempts ...

Two rulings by Trump-appointed judges could gut the Voting Rights Act, dramatically reducing the protections it offers to millions of voters of color. U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky ruled in ...

Following the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed voting discrimination by race, Georgia’s state voting law changes were put under the eye of the U.S. attorney general.

The Voting Rights Act, originally signed into law in 1965, initially was seen as protection against blatant attempts by states, mostly in the South, to prevent Black voters from participating in ...

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.

The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law that has for decades protected Black Americans from attempts to erode their political power, was dealt one of its most significant challenges this week when a ...

But Capitol Hill remains mired in inaction and has failed to act to protect voting rights in the past. Unless a miracle takes place in Congress, then, the best chance of saving Section 2 lies with ...

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Ward 1 move should be in place for early voting in this year's statewide elections ...

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced last week by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On March 7, 1965, voting rights marchers walked ...

With efforts to bolster the federal Voting Rights Act unlikely under Republican control of the new Congress, advocates are refocusing on state protections against racial discrimination in elections.