WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states. The law is under threat.

The Supreme Court has decided to maintain existing legal protections across most of the United States, ensuring that, for the ...

That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...

The court’s steady effort to make the law an artifact of the past is of a piece with its broad expansion of executive power ...

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority ...

A major case now before the U.S. Supreme Court has some fearing that this year's anniversary of the Voting Rights Act may be ...

Experts warn that the Supreme Court could be poised to deliver a ruling that will functionally dismantle the Voting Rights ...

This week marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and it's clear that Texans still needs its protections.

The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...