Historically, individual plaintiffs have sued under the VRA to overturn discriminatory local voting laws. But an appeals ...

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

Questions about the Voting Rights Act’s constitutionality have long been hanging in the air at the Supreme Court. But it was only earlier this month, in an order expanding a Louisiana redistricting ...

WASHINGTON ‒ On the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil right lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again.

A small, but growing, number of Hoosier Republicans have voiced their support for a mid-cycle redistricting effort. And up to ...

A voting rights activist holds a sign that reads "Pass The For The People Act" during a voting rights rally outside the White House, Aug. 24, 2021, in Washington, DC.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told theGrio restoring the Voting Rights Act is "something that we want to see get done." ...

Legal scholars say there are signals the 6-3 conservative majority might be ready to set aside one of the last major civil ...

WASHINGTON — House Democrats reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Wednesday. Supported by the entire House Democratic Caucus, the bill would require states that have a ...

This article is over 3 years old Politics The House Has Passed A Bill To Restore The Voting Rights Act Democrats voted to approve legislation named after the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis.

The US House passed a major bill to restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed along party lines by a 219-212 vote.

Unlike in 2006, when the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act passed the House by a vote of 390-33, only one House Republican, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, voted for the new bill.