This August marked the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the landmark United States federal law that banned racial discrimination in voting. But six decades later, many of its ...

The unforgettable true story chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a ...

The liberal press seems to be under the misapprehension that the Supreme Court endorsing colorblind election maps would amount to the evisceration of a key civil rights law. The Nine, hearing ...

The Supreme Court is reviewing a case centered on Section 2 of the voting rights act, which prohibits electoral practices that diminish the voting power of minority communities.

The Supreme Court’s conservative justices have indicated that they are set to strike down a portion of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The conservatives have expressed hostility to the portion of the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rehear a Louisiana case that could significantly weaken the Voting Rights Act of 1965. At issue is whether creating majority-Black voting districts to ensure fair ...

The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation. A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington In ...

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could eliminate a key part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, centers on whether electoral maps can be drawn to protect ...