Gov. Greg Abbott has acknowledged DOJ concerns that some districts were drawn “along strict racial lines.” Critics say it’s a ...

The Supreme Court is revisiting the Voting Rights Act, potentially altering safeguards against discriminatory voting maps.

After rumors emerged that President Donald Trump was pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to give the GOP an advantage in the 2026 midterms, Gov. Greg Abbott officially ...

The city wants to gauge voters’ interest in bringing back three at-large seats, which a judge says invites the public to make a system that violates the voting rights of minorities.

Voting rights in Maryland are under siege — and for Latino, Black, naturalized citizen, and working-class voters, the danger ...

The budget bill that passed Congress signals that federal commitment to addressing the U.S. mental health crisis is ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act combat ongoing racial discrimination, establish basic standards for free and fair elections, and expand early ...

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776.

The U.S. Supreme Court kept millions of Louisianans — and millions more across the nation — waiting for one of the most ...

The Supreme Court’s generosity toward President Trump’s flagrant violations of constitutional norms has cast a shadow long ...

The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Support ...