Voting Rights Act

The plaintiffs argue that the congressional map with two majority black districts approved by state lawmakers constitutes 'a brutal racial gerrymander.'

The state claims that a lower court’s decision to strike down the redistricting plan constitutes 'a federal takeover' ...

Louisiana officials say the court needs to act by May 15 to keep planning for this year’s elections ...

The judges said that race had played a 'predominate role' and that a new congressional district constituted an ...

800,000 non-citizens won't be able to vote in New York City's municipal elections because an appellate court found ...

A federal court is expected to select electoral maps before the state's primary in August.

A federal judge finds after a non-jury trial that election watchdogs making voter registration challenges did not violate ...

Not taking the case, a decision to which three liberal justices dissented, is considered a victory for Republicans ...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a key ruling against the Voting Rights Act.

A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the ability of private individuals and groups to sue ...

Democrat-appointed judge ordered Republican legislature to create one new black-majority congressional district and seven such districts for state ...

Republicans are expected to challenge the map but any new lawsuits are unlikely to be resolved before the ...

Alabama petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily halt a lower court's decision that blocks the ...

Alabama lawmakers have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) over the state's congressional redistricting fight. This comes ...

States are warily watching how a three-justice U.S. District Court panel resolves an Alabama lawsuit challenging the state's ...

The Supreme Court voted 5–4 on June 8 to strike down Alabama’s electoral map for congressional elections, ruling ...

Commentary Democrats and their media allies are sounding the alarm that the Supreme Court is “dismantling” the Voting ...

Alabama defended its redrawn electoral map before the Supreme Court on Oct. 4, arguing that the federal Voting ...

The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on Aug. 19 blocking upcoming elections for Georgia’s Public Service Commission, ...

IRVINE, Calif.—After a heated discussion about giving voters the choice in November to expand the city council from ...

Commentary I keep a few books close at hand as much for their titles as for their contents. ...

Holder spoke emphatically about something he has frequently vocalized throughout his six-year tenure.

There is an iconic picture of Dr. King marching in Selma next to his wife, Coretta, alongside John ...