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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

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 ...

The landmark civil rights law transformed American politics, enfranchising millions of voters of color, but as it nears 60-years-old, the Voting Rights Act is under attack from every angle by a ...

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.

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits state and local election practices and systems from discriminating against voters of color. Congress strengthened the provision in 1982 so that proof ...

How challenges to the Voting Rights Act could reshape the political landscape Legal challenges surrounding voting rights in multiple states could alter the nation’s political landscape ahead of ...