While the Voting Rights Act was undoubtedly a singular achievement, it represented the culmination of a long struggle.

Efforts to redraw congressional maps in Texas and beyond are setting off a flurry of litigation as Republicans and Democrats ...

Louisiana is asking the Supreme Court to gut the central provision of the Voting Rights Act and ban any use of race in ...

The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, subtly expanding the scope of an appeal that could weaken ...

The court filing is in response to the justices’ call for a new briefing and arguments in the Louisiana case, which they ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana case that could change the Voting Rights Act and the role that race plays in elections.

During his remarks on the House floor several days ago, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) recounted the horrific story of "Bloody ...

Thirteen former Republican members of Congress—including former Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany—are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais, ...

Mississippi has been ordered to redraw its Supreme Court electoral map, after a federal judge ruled the map dilutes the power of Black voters.

Last year, we wrote extensively about photo ID laws and the Supreme Court’s decision to strike a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Now, with gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and ...

JDC Chief Judge Donald Johnson was among plaintiffs who challenged new map, saying the Legislature changed it months after ...