Victory for voting rights! Federal court ruling protects voter education ...
VICTORY IN CHALLENGE AGAINST FLORIDA'S ANTI-VOTER LAW
A federal district court has issued summary judgment in favor of voting and immigrants' rights advocates challenging Florida SB 7050.
The Supreme Court Delivers a Rare Win for Black Voters in the South
A decision in Louisiana boosts Democrats' chances of retaking the House, but the victory could be short-lived.
Voting Rights: A Short History - Carnegie Corporation of New York
America began its great democratic experiment in the late 1700s by granting the right to vote to a narrow subset of society — white male landowners ...
Voting Rights Act: What's next after Supreme Court's Alabama ruling
An unexpected U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upheld a key section of the Voting Rights Act. But many voting rights advocates and legal ...
Allen v. Milligan FAQ - Alabama Supreme Court Redistricting Case ...
The Supreme Court decision on Alabama redistricting map and voting rights: Allen v. Milligan. The Supreme Court ruled favor of Black voters challenging ...
The Enduring Work of Protecting Voting Rights: 59 Years and ...
The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted.
Legal | Citizens United v. FEC
On January 21, 2010, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission overruling an earlier decision.
Shelby v Holder - Rock the Vote
Shelby County v. Holder was a landmark US Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by eliminating critical protections from ...
MAJOR VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TEXAS ANTI-VOTER LAW
AUSTIN, TEXAS - A federal court ruled late last week in favor of civil rights groups who filed a lawsuit against anti-voter legislation, ...
The Supreme Court decides not to disenfranchise 1000s of ... - Vox
The Court's decision in RNC v. Mi Familia Vota could have been much worse for democracy, even if it's not all good.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview
The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was successfully challenged in a June 2013 case decided by the. U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v.
NAACP Celebrates Victory in Mississippi Voting Rights Case
NAACP President and CEO: “This is not only a win for Black Mississippians, but a win for our culture and our community.”
Voting Rights Act (1965) | National Archives
This act was signed into law on August 6, 1965, by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states ...
Opinion | The Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling is no victory ...
Melissa Murray is a professor at New York University School of Law and co-host of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast. Steve Vladeck is a ...
Supreme Court Upholds Primacy of Federal 'Motor Voter Law' in ...
The US Supreme Court ruled (7-2) in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA), Inc., that the federal National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993 ...
SCOTUS: Arizona may require proof of citizenship on state voter ...
Lower courts had blocked enforcement of a 2022 law, but a split Supreme Court said the law can be enforced while litigation continues.
MALDEF works to eliminate barriers to equitable political representation and the right to vote. Safeguarding the Voice of Latino Voters.
In Trump Country, Ballot Measures Safeguard Abortion Rights
Deirdre Schifeling, she/her, Chief Political and Advocacy Officer, ACLU In the final weeks of the election, Vice President Kamala Harris and ...
Winning the Vote: A History of Voting Rights
Catholics were barred from voting in five colonies and Jews in four. The right to vote varied widely in colonial America. In frontier areas, seventy to eighty ...
Cases - Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Oyez
Did the District Court's redistricting plan violate the 1965 Voting Rights Act or Article I of the Constitution, guaranteeing "one person, one vote"? Argued.