Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.” President Lyndon ...
The Voting Rights Act, among the most consequential pieces of U.S. civil rights legislation, was signed into law in August ...
Maryland lawmakers passed a voting rights bill in the final days of the 2026 legislative session that could give Gov. Wes Moore a new path to revisit congressional redistricting — despite failing ...
Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in October. (Eric Lee / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Strong majorities of California voters believe American democracy is under ...