ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal ...

The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of ...

A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from ...

That is why the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to hold such an important role in securing and maintaining basic rights for our democracy.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 Following the success of the Civil Rights Act, Dr. King turned his attention to the disenfranchisement of Black voters, particularly in the South. The Voting Rights ...

The image juxtaposed Donald Trump's political slogan with a photo of state troopers confronting civil rights marchers in ...

Juan Williams’ latest dissection of the Civil Rights Movement, “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement,” is a masterful sequel to his 1987 best-seller — “Eyes on ...

The work, designed by the art collective For Freedoms, depicts a photograph from Selma’s Bloody Sunday in 1965 overlaid with ...

The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much ...

A state appellate court on Thursday unanimously reinstated New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2022, a law that prohibits "vote dilution" actions by municipalities. In a ruling penned by ...