The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...

In a pending case on Louisiana’s congressional map, the justices ordered briefing on whether it’s constitutional to ...

Republicans are increasingly bullish they can whittle away at the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as Democrats renew a long-shot ...

Barriers that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to eliminate have reappeared in modern forms as the country marks its 60th anniversary. The big picture: A backlash to the 2020 racial reckoning has ...

Khadidah Stone will never forget the day in 2023 she learned that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld voting rights in her home ...

Democrats are again trying to revive the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. But they face long odds in the ...

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...

The justices paused a lower court order pending a decision on whether the Supreme Court will take up the case, a major ...

There’s some reason to think a majority of the justices might disagree with the 8th Circuit’s restrictive, precedent-defying interpretation of the Voting Rights Act. But time will tell.

The landmark Voting Rights Act has had a wild year in the courts. In 2024, ongoing legal challenges are threatening to make it harder to protect the voting rights of people of color.

An appeals court ruling that said private parties cannot file VRA lawsuits goes against settled law, attorneys said.

In 2007, however, three crucial sections of the Voting Rights Act will expire unless Congress votes to renew them. These include: A requirement that states with a documented history of discriminatory ...