Nassau County to adopt new legislature map with six minority districts
Nassau County, NY, and voters of color reached a settlement agreeing to a new county legislature...
How Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ laws still haunt Black voters
Charles Caldwell was never meant to have a voice. Mississippi’s white ruling class ensured it stayed...
Trump revokes Biden’s 2021 Executive Order expanding voting access
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump rescinded Executive Order 14019, signed by...
On voting rights, eight legal battles to watch in 2025
Over the past decade, conservative judges have steadily eroded voting rights, subjecting the Voting Rights Act...
Georgia asks Federal Appeals Court to tighten Voting Rights Act
Georgia is pursuing another Supreme Court battle over the Voting Rights Act, urging a federal appeals...
Tennessee’s voter restoration process is now before a federal court
A federal appeals court is poised to decide on the future of voting rights restoration for...
Petteway vs. Galveston County (Amicus Brief)
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is poised to review a case that could overturn decades...
Sixth Circuit to hear case on ‘unequal’ Tennessee felony re-enfranchisement system
The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is set to hear oral arguments regarding a Tennessee...
Louisiana asks Fifth Circuit to overturn congressional map ruling
Louisiana officials urged the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to overturn a lower court's decision that declared...
Appeals court hears case that could dilute Black voters’ power in Louisiana
A federal appeals court reviewed arguments Tuesday in a case that could either undermine protections for...
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