On Monday, as part of “Closer Look’s” week-long special programming examining implications of the Voting Rights Act, host ...

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority ...

The Supreme Court will hear a case over the creation of minority-majority congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act as states weigh redistricting.

Most notably, in Rucho v. Common Cause (2019), the Republican justices held that federal courts may not hear suits ...

Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) said during a recent interview that President Trump is “demanding” allies to “rig” the 2026 ...

On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin joins Texas Democrats and Illinois Governor JB Pritz ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s request to the parties in a Louisiana redistricting case could affect Alabama’s similar, long-running battle over congressional boundaries. In an order issued Friday, the ...

A group of Baton Rouge judges wants a federal court to reopen a 1986 voting rights case, arguing a new 19th JDC election map ...

Senators Wyden and Merkley join efforts to reintroduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, aiming to restore and ...

The court fight could result in yet another congressional map for Louisiana and change the rules for redistricting nationwide ...

The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is ...

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) said on Tuesday that “nothing will be off the table” in response to the plan by Texas Republicans to redraw their congressional boundaries in a way they hope ...