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The conservative court has subjected the law to death by a thousand cuts over the years — and now is poised to kill it ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to rehear a redistricting case that will have implications on the Voting Rights Act when ...

That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, ...

The court’s steady effort to make the law an artifact of the past is of a piece with its broad expansion of executive power ...

Experts warn that the Supreme Court could be poised to deliver a ruling that will functionally dismantle the Voting Rights ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states. The law is under threat.

The justices may limit the ability of courts to take race into account when trying to remedy under-representation by minority voters.

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

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled on Friday that it will assess the legality of a key component of a landmark federal voting rights law, potentially giving its conservative majority a chance to gut a ...

The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...