The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark law enacted to enforce voting protections enshrined in the US Constitution and eliminate longstanding obstacles to voter participation. Now, the Supreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The consolidated cases, known as Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, could weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1965, Congress passed landmark civil rights legislation to stop racial discrimination in voting; part of the law could be in ...

The history of voting rights in the United States Constitution was discussed during the League of Women Voters semiquincentennial speaker series on Wednesday at Creative 360. This was the second ...

Today in a historic ruling, a federal judge found that Virginia’s Constitution broke federal law by stripping the voting rights of every Virginian with a felony conviction, paving the way for ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear reargument Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais, which some commentators say could spell major trouble for Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Welcome to Supreme Court ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luther ...

The Supreme Court is set to hear Louisiana v. Callais, a case questioning if electoral districts can be drawn based on race. Creating racially concentrated districts is said to increase political ...

(The Center Square) − Louisiana will argue on Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court that part of the Voting Rights Act is “is inconsistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution.” Though the ...

This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting ...