Sometime between now and June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could well spell the end of the landmark federal Voting Right Act. If what remains of ...

Lawmakers in Maryland introduce bills to safeguard voting rights and access, echoing civil rights leaders. The legislation aims to protect against intimidation and harassment at polling places.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear new arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, which holds significant implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The justices will decide whether ...

The bill would boost voting language access and impose preclearance on communities with a history of voter discrimination and intimidation.

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which barred states from considering a voter's sex in determining eligibility, is commonly credited with expanding the right to vote to women, but the amendment ...

Opponents rally before a Texas House redistricting committee public hearing Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington on Monday, July 28, 2025. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Sixty years ago ...

Over the Voting Rights Act's 60-year history, Arizona has been shaped by the landmark election legislation and has played a significant role in reimagining the law. Why it matters: Arizona's ...

The Supreme Court on Oct. 15 appeared ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century, a change that would boost ...

In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court of the United States has the opportunity to stop the separation, division, and segregation that federal courts are sanctioning in redistricting cases ...

Mississippi’s Black voters recently won a victory that puts them on the brink of having greater sway over who sits on the ...

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais about the last remaining section of the Voting Rights Act, a civil-rights law designed to ensure that states could not get in ...