The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled it could upend a central pillar of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The ...

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served on the nation’s highest court for three decades. He was often described ...

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The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates ...

The Supreme Court is halting public access to its building for lack of funding during the government shutdown, but justices ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to limit how a key part of the Voting Rights Act long aimed at protecting equal ...

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act is the primary way plaintiffs can challenge racially discriminatory election practices ...

Montana is defending the actions of law enforcement officers who did not have a warrant when they responded to a possibly ...

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.

The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority appeared open to weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 in a way that could limit minority representation in Congress.

The conservative majority seems willing to raise the bar on plaintiffs seeking to challenge legislative district maps for ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a case that could strike down the last major part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that ...