U.S. Supreme Court rulings in 2013 and 2021 made it harder for plaintiffs to challenge state voting laws under the federal Voting Rights Act. Republicans reject the legislation as federal overreach.

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.

When Manchin made his version of the John Lewis Act the centerpiece of an attempted grand compromise voting-rights bill, Republican senators other than Lisa Murkowski shot it down quickly.

Re­pub­licans block bi­par­tisan agreement on John Lewis Voting Rights Act BY Justin Tasolides Washington, D.C. UPDATED 5:03 PM ET Nov. 03, 2021 ...

Aug 25, 2021 The Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act on Tuesday.

This could help ensure equal access to the ballot box. The 2021 Supreme Court case Brnovich v. DNC removed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a Republican filibuster and end debate so the bill could be brought to the Senate floor ...

On March 7, 1965, just a few months before President Johnson would sign the Voting Rights Act into law, then 25-year-old John Lewis led more than 600 people across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to ...

House passes bill named after John Lewis that strengthens Voting Rights Act By Alex Rogers, CNN 2 min read Updated 7:18 PM EDT, Tue August 24, 2021 ...

The late Rep. John Lewis, (GA-5), speaks at a news conference to introduce H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

John Lewis deserves great credit for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Restoring it would be an appropriate memorial. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images ...