voting rights act
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Huh? Republican Officials Are Trying To Redefine Who Is Considered “Black” and Who Isn’t
An upcoming Supreme Court ruling could redefine Blackness, which would affect both the census and many voting districts.
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Could the Supreme Court’s Ruling in Alabama Gerrymandering Case Further Dilute Black Voting Power?
A decision in the Merill v. Milligan case could pave the way for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to be diluted even further.
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DOJ Says Florida Republicans Specifically Targeted Black Voters With Restrictions
Florida's SB 90 law wants to restrict the availability of absentee ballot drop boxes and food and water access at voting stations
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Supreme Court Blocks Second Black District In Louisiana Redistricting Case
The Republican-drawn voting maps will stay until the high court reaches a decision on Alabama voting rights case next year
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New York On Track To Pass Its Own John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York would enact some of the strongest voter protections in the country.
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We Can’t Just Vote Our Way Out of This
The calls to "vote our way out of oppressive tactics" ignores the critiques and difficulties of those who cannot do so
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Justice Department Sues Texas County To Challenge Redistricting Plan
This would be the third time during the Biden administration that the Justice Department has sued in Texas over voting practices
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Rep. Terri Sewell Plans to Reintroduce Freedom to Vote Act Upon Reelection
Upon Alabama's latest voter restrictions, Sewell plans to continue to fight for voter freedom in honor of the late Rep. John Lewis.
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Judge Will Dismiss Arkansas Redistricting Case Unless DOJ Joins As Plaintiff
U.S. District Judge Lee Rudofsky has given the Department of Justice a five-day deadline before dismissal
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Federal Court Blocks Alabama GOP’s Racially Gerrymandered Voting Map
The proposed map by the republican GOP would have created just one majority-Black district out of seven.