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WASHINGTON — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.
The Supreme Court has been whittling away the VRA’s legal protections for years. Now it's poised to reconsider one of the act ...
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to an immediate wave of Black voter participation. 60 years later, that participation is ...
Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act became a landmark law against racial discrimination, legal challenges heading to the ...
That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...
The Supreme Court may extinguish a law that more than any other made the promise of American democracy a reality.
Discover the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as it turns 60. Learn about the ongoing fight for voter rights and ...
The Supreme Court will hear a case over the creation of minority-majority congressional districts under the Voting Rights Act as states weigh redistricting.
On Monday, as part of “Closer Look’s” week-long special programming examining implications of the Voting Rights Act, host ...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s request to the parties in a Louisiana redistricting case could affect Alabama’s similar, ...