A battle over Louisiana's congressional map led to the racially and politically charged case. Could it impact the Voting Rights Act?
The 15th Amendment was written to stop governments from picking winners and losers based on skin color. In Louisiana, that is ...
Original jurisdictions: Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Virginia. Also, subdivisions, mostly counties, in Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho ...
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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 ...
Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions.
The right to vote cannot depend on how much money you have. That’s what a federal court ruled in October, when it blocked Florida’s attempt to force returning citizens — people with felony convictions ...
The accelerating efforts by the Trump administration and its allies to unwind the achievements of the Civil Rights Movement ...
Plans on abortion access, voting rights, worker benefits and housing are outlined in the first 2026 bills filed by Democrats ...