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The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law. The act protected the right to vote and ensured the government would fight efforts to suppress it,
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 ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...
"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights ...
The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority ...
Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...
The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Friday that it will assess the legality of a key component of a landmark federal voting ...
The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...
The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...
While the Voting Rights Act may be heading to its demise as a functional piece of legislation, it can still stand as a symbol ...
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