Key Virginia Democrats quickly acquiesced to the decision. Don Scott, the speaker of the House of Delegates, said, “We ...

While John Lewis was beaten in Selma, while Freedom Riders died registering voters in Mississippi, and while President Lyndon ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Donald Trump’s criticism ...

The court has fast-tracked its decision demolishing the VRA, helping Southern states redraw their maps before the midterms.

The “Roadless Area Conservation Rule” prevents road construction and timber harvesting on nearly 60 million acres of land in ...

It's felt like a head-spinning week on the topic of redistricting. We take stock after a major Supreme Court ruling and yet another state passing a new congressional map.

Civil rights activist Leslie McLemore reflects on the recent Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act, and what the ruling means for Black political representation in the South.

Vatican prosecutors have seemingly defied an appeals court order to turn over to the defense all the evidence gathered in the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has effectively gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the last remaining major provision of the ...

Democrats stand to lose at least one blue-leaning district in Louisiana, but the timing was unclear. Florida has approved a ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday tossed out Louisiana’s long-contested congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday kicked yet another leg out from under the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 civil rights ...