Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, ...

Democrats revive John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in Congress. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., reintroduced the John ...

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is endorsed by hundreds of organizations. The full text of the John R. Lewis ...

Today, members of the U.S. Senate formally reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA), a critical piece of legislation aimed at restoring and bolstering key provisions of the ...

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

The 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act will be celebrated in Selma on Sunday morning at Historic First Baptist ...

The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law.

The justices are reviewing a federal appeals court ruling which held that only the federal government can sue to protect ...

Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state governments, ...

Justice Brett Kavanaugh granted a stay, but fellow conservatives Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch would have denied the application ...

Since taking office Jan. 20, President Donald Trump has issued executive orders that forced businesses, schools, universities ...