Since its passage, various sections of the VRA have been excised with much of the attack undertaken, both openly and ...

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

This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the single most influential pieces of ...

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 ...

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

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced last week by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday. On March 7, 1965, voting rights marchers walked ...

The 1965 Voting Rights Act — a monumental piece of legislation that our ancestors bled for — is more than a legacy of the Civil Rights Movement; it remains essential for ensuring equal access ...

As voting rights lose ground, The 19th spoke with four of the advocates working to preserve the path to the ballot for the most marginalized voters.

The conservative court has subjected the law to death by a thousand cuts over the years — and now is poised to kill it completely on its 60th birthday.

Within two years, Congress passed and President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, creating an extraordinary solution to Southern discrimination that consigned some states and ...

Four and a half months later, the lanky Texan would return to the U.S. Capitol to sign the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, whose 50th anniversary is being celebrated this week.

On Aug. 6, 2025, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, while recognizing we must not only preserve the ...