Attorneys representing Louisiana in a lawsuit against the state legislative redistricting plans passed in 2022 are arguing ...

Among the thousands who fought for voting rights during the 1960s civil rights movement was Capitola resident Maria Gitin, ...

LANSING — Civil rights activist Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the 40th Annual Day of Celebration ...

Maryland’s attorney general and 19 other state officials argue that state legislatures should retain the authority to redraw ...

However, more remained to be done on this front. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned the use of literacy tests that had been used to keep many minorities from casting their ballots. The Bottom ...

By showing that a nonracist Southerner could win a major party nomination, Carter gave new pride to his region' ...

President Biden celebrated 19 recipients, with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Carter impressed the legendary Rolling Stone writer with a “king hell bastard of a speech” that foreshadowed his vindication of human rights.

Tulsa Democrat Regina Goodwin wrote the legislation ensuring the restoration of voting rights for people with felony ...

Encouraging participation in democratic processes will do more for public safety than disenfranchising people ever will.

Now, the Michigan Legislature has the chance to pass a collection of four bills, together known as the Michigan Voting Rights Act. A state voting rights act is a category of laws designed to ...

Like many governmental endeavors, the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA) doesn’t always accomplish what it claims to ...