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.

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

Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting rights for Black Americans recalled their memories of the struggle, and ...

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

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 its last.

Provisions in the Voting Rights Act were set to expire initially after five years but were later renewed a total of five ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

In 2021, Republican-led states enacted a wave of restrictive voting laws. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats hope to open debate on voting rights legislation. The House OK'd a bill combining the John ...