We need the Voting Rights Act and a functioning government

The same communities that depend on stable federal operations are the ones whose voices are at increased risk of being ...

Meet Janai Nelson, the attorney who just argued her first Supreme Court case to protect Black voting rights

Janai Nelson, a longtime civil rights attorney, was the woman who argued on behalf of Black voters and what is left of the ...

What is the voting rights act? See why it's being discussed in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is reviewing a case centered on Section 2 of the voting rights act, which prohibits electoral practices that diminish the voting power of minority communities.

Justice Jackson asserts past discrimination disables minority voters

Justice Jackson compares racial vote barriers to disability access in Louisiana v. Callais, during oral arguments on the ...

Will the Supreme Court upend the Voting Rights Act?

The report from Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter Fund warns a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the “non-African ...
Election Law Blog

“The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans”

Republicans have been redrawing congressional districts this year at President Trump’s behest, but so far it hasn’t seemed to be enough to deny Democrats a reasonable path to control of the House of ...

U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Louisiana’s congressional map

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Louisiana v. Callais case on Wednesday, Oct. 15. The case challenges provisions ...
The Root

Can Black Folks Be Stripped of Voting Rights After this Supreme Court Session? What You Need to Know

UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 15: Voting rights activists protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the court prepares to hear ...