In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections. In big wins for ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark law enacted to enforce voting protections enshrined in the US Constitution and eliminate longstanding obstacles to voter participation. Now, the Supreme ...

Opponents rally before a Texas House redistricting committee public hearing Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington on Monday, July 28, 2025. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Sixty years ago ...

Part of Dr. King’s dream for America is more relevant than ever now: the right to vote. Much of Dr. King’s advocacy for civil rights tied back to voting rights, like his 1957 “Give us the ballot” ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to significantly weaken a key Voting Rights Act provision that prohibits states from diluting the power of minority voters — a ...

Georgetown University Law Center, the American Constitution Society and the Campaign Legal Center are establishing a Voting Rights Institute to train both students and attorneys at GULC Oct. 2. The ...

Redistricting fights helped propel U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey’s political career; now one threatens to end it. While working for then-U.S. Rep. Martin Frost, a North Texas Democrat, Veasey had a prime view ...

A special House committee on Thursday began work on three issues that have stumped Mississippi lawmakers for years: restoring voters’ right to sidestep the Legislature and put issues on a ballot, ...

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, interacts with community members at a voting rights event on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at West Dallas Multipurpose Center in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff ...