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

Today, the Spirit Lake Nation, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and several individual Native voters filed a ...

On Oct. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rehear a Louisiana case that is likely to take another big whack out of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil rights lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again. For years, ...

The future of voting rights protection is squarely on the line at the Supreme Court in the term that opens in four weeks.

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from enforcement. The battle to preserve it is now a fight for the future of democracy ...

“The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy.” — Rep. John Lewis The 1965 Voting Rights Act — a monumental piece of legislation that our ...

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is partnering with The Ballard House Project to host a program highlighting the history ...

The Voting Rights Act gave teeth to the 15th Amendment’s promise that no American could be denied the right to vote because ...

Washington just enacted a new law, but other states are making progress, too. For Tarra Simmons, a representative in the Washington legislature, Wednesday was a "full-circle moment." After initially ...