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US: Allow Those With Felony Convictions to Vote

Click to expand Image Spellman Bernard Smith, Jr., 78, center, stands in line with other...

The Ballot Remains The Battlefield: The Demise Of The Voting Rights Act

Written by Dr. Russ Wigginton The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais effectively renders Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) a “dead letter” by requiring proof o...

US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court restricted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, impacting minority voting power in Louisiana's congressional redistricting ahead of elections. The post US Sup...

Undoing the Voting Rights Act

Brian Stauffer Racists undoing democracy. The post Undoing the Voting Rights Act appeared first on The Nation.

Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s Chris Shenton on the gutting of the Voting Rights Act

  One of the greatest achievements of the American Civil Rights movement was the enactment more than 60 years ago of a law known as the Voting Rights Act. Though it had several pro...

Voting Rights Act ruling could change representation on city councils, school boards across Texas

The 1965 federal law helped Latino and Black voters gain representation in city and school boards across Texas but now that could change.

Warren Statement on the Supreme Court Dismantling the Voting Rights Act

What to know about the Voting Rights Act after historic Supreme Court decision

The NAACP called the high court’s ruling a “devastating blow” to the landmark civil rights legislation. 

Voting Rights Act Crippled By Supreme Court, Anger Erupts

On Wednesday (April 29), the Supreme Court returned a 6-3 decision in Louisiana vs. Callais, a case that challenged the drawing up of a second majority-Black voting district in the...

Supreme Court further dilutes Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme issued a 6-3 ruling April 29 severely limiting a key element of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that protects minorities from voting discrimination. In a decision sp...

Five Books to Understand the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Here's what you need to know.

Supreme Court allows Voting Rights Act ruling to take effect

WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule, bolstering Louisiana...

Why Conservatives Are Trying to Kill the Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act is widely considered one of the most effective laws in prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. One of its key provisions has long allowed states to take...

Gutting the Voting Rights Act

Brian Stauffer SCOTUS’ racist ruling. The post Gutting the Voting Rights Act appeared first on The Nation.

Voting Rights Act Crippled By Supreme Court, Anger Erupts

On Wednesday (April 29), the Supreme Court returned a 6-3 decision in Louisiana vs. Callais, a case that challenged the drawing up of a second majority-Black voting district in the...

Steve Bannon Claims Voting Rights Act Of 1965 Was Racist Against Southern Whites

After the Kangaroo Supreme Court stripped away key sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, MAGA influencer and resident scumbag Steve Bannon said the South was the people who ha...

Voting Rights Act ruling could hurt SD Native voters

Native groups warn the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act could make voting much harder on South Dakota reservations. The Supreme Court ruled racial redistricting un...

SCOTUS Ruling Guts Voter Protections

On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act with their ruling in Callais v. Louisiana. The Native American The po...

Supreme Court orders review of rulings limiting enforcement of Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights enforcement power back under review as Supreme Court reverses rulings affecting Native and Black community districts.

Voting Rights Act Never Mandated Racial Districts

Ever since the recent decision of the Supreme Court limiting the use of race in drawing congressional districts, there has been a steady drumbeat of criticism claiming that the rul...

Supreme Court orders review of rulings limiting enforcement of Voting Rights Act

Voting Rights enforcement power back under review as Supreme Court reverses rulings affecting Native and Black community districts.

The Voting Rights Act Is a Black Business Issue

Written By Briana D. Williams Voting has never been ceremonial to Black people. The ballot has always had a balance sheet attached to it. It has determined who could protect land,....

Thousands March at Edmund Pettus Bridge Over Black Voting Rights

Hundreds of faith leaders and voting rights activists marched in silence across the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday, May 16, returning to the site of one of the most visceral mome...