On Monday, as part of “Closer Look’s” week-long special programming examining implications of the Voting Rights Act, host ...

In a pending case on Louisiana’s congressional map, the justices ordered briefing on whether it’s constitutional to intentionally draw majority-Black districts.

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority ...

Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ...

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

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

A celebration has been scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 6, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act.

Senators Wyden and Merkley join efforts to reintroduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, aiming to restore and ...

Reading the tea leaves from cryptic Supreme Court orders can be perilous business because the justices are not bound by the questions they ask at oral argument, the offhand comments they … Continue re ...

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

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 ...