The Story of the Voting Rights Act Is a Lesson in Overcoming Setbacks

While the Voting Rights Act was undoubtedly a singular achievement, it represented the culmination of a long struggle.

Tracking Trump: The new war on drugs continues; a Voting Rights Act challenge; North Carolina starts redistricting; and more

Yesterday: The Republican leaders of North Carolina's legislature announced they will redraw congressional maps in an attempt ...

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

(THE CONVERSATION) On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the 2025-2026 term, Louisiana v. Callais, with major implications for the Voting ...
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An Adverse Ruling Against Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in the Callais Case Could Also Doom State Voting Rights Acts

I have written about the dangers of the Court killing off or significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, via the surprise reargument in the Louisiana v. Callais case. If the Court ...

Rev. Al Sharpton: SCOTUS voting rights case ‘will have a ripple effect’ across the U.S.

It will have a ripple effect all over the nation,” said Reverend Al Sharpton about an open Supreme Court case challenging the ...