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 ...

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 ...

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices and became one of the crowning achievements of the civil rights movement, some political observers assert that ...

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 ...

Commentary: Chief Justice John Roberts has tried for years to weaken the Voting Rights Act. With a coming Supreme Court ...

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 ...

Sixty years ago the federal Voting Rights Act — one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in American history — was developed to protect minorities against voter discrimination.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared inclined to limit the use of the Voting Rights Act to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.The court's six conservative ...