For now, the Voting Rights Act imposes some restraints, but the court has also signaled it could further weaken the landmark ...

HAPPY 60TH, VOTING RIGHTS ACT. U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is working to expand access to the ballot box through his tw ...

For Burlison, a Missouri Republican, the likely move would involve splitting up U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's 5th Congressional District, which covers nearly all of Kansas City and some of its suburbs ...

The fight for Black Texas voters in 1940 reminds us that real change comes from the people. It doesn’t always come quickly or ...

To create our own backstop for voter protections, we can codify the Voting Rights Act in California law and tailor it to our ...

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, landmark legislation that outlawed racist voter ...

Museums across the U.S. are displaying artifacts that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era. Visitors to the Henry Ford near Detroit can see the bus Rosa Parks was riding ...

Seventy years ago, a coalition of young lawyers, activists, preachers and Americans of conscience joined together for a ...

California may follow Texas' lead and redraw congressional districts for partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Supreme Court has ruled that judges are powerless to review partisan gerrymandering. But courts can still enforce the ...