The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the registration of Black voters, it was not without controversy.

The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of ...

Call me naive, but I’ve never quite gotten why some politicians want to limit voters’ ability to cast their ballots. Sure, I know that plenty of people like to flip the classic ...

Former Congressman G.K. Butterfield testified Monday that he performed considerably worse in largely white precincts than he ...

On January 30, 2025, the Appellate Division Second Department handed down a decision regarding the constitutionality of the ...

NY's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act upheld in court against challenges to its provisions against racially discriminatory vote dilution.

They upheld the constitutionality of the New York John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act (NYVRA), reversing an earlier decision that had struck down the law. Attorney General Letitia James announced the ...

The appeals court decision focused on part of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act that prompted lawsuits last year against ...

Voting Rights Groups Are Concerned About Priorities Shifting Under Trump's Justice Department ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections. Conservative calls to overhaul the department by removing career ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The Justice Department appears poised to take a very different approach to investigating voting and elections. Conservative calls to overhaul the department by removing career ...