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The 1965 law was mean to address fundamental inequities in American life, and was one of the signal accomplishments of the civil rights movement. By Sonia A. Rao The Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of ...

The Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling Wednesday, further eroding the impact of the landmark civil rights-era law. For decades, Section 2 — a ...

Footage from key moments in the history of the Voting Rights Act.Credit... Supported by By Audra D. S. Burch Emily Cochrane and Jamie Leventhal The Voting Rights Act, among the most consequential ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the scope of a key Voting Rights Act provision that restricts how states draw districts affecting minority voters, constraining states' use of race as a factor ...

Congressional Democrats on Wednesday vowed to fight back after the Supreme Court weakened a provision of the Voting Rights Act, potentially endangering majority-Black districts throughout the South.

The US Supreme Court sharply limited the use of the Voting Rights Act to create predominantly Black or Hispanic election districts in a major ruling that buttresses Republican efforts to keep control ...

Ohio's primary election is on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voters must cast their ballot at their designated polling place on Election Day, and mail-in ballots ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Wednesday’s 6–3 party-line decision ...

The state of Georgia banned the use of QR codes for elections, based in part on the assertions of a man who’s boosted false ...