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The Voting Rights Act is turning 60. Civil rights marchers recall a hard-won struggle
The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...
The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
The law has been slowly eroding for more than a decade, starting with the 2013 Supreme Court decision ending the requirement ...
Things to know about the Voting Rights Act and the cases that could unravel it
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier. In a break from ...
Michigan museum preserves Civil Rights artifacts amid federal efforts to downplay Black history
Selma home where MLK planned historic voting rights marches relocated to Michigan museum amid mounting political attacks.
How the MAGA gerrymander in Texas resurrects Jim Crow’s racist playbook for voter suppression
The redistricting campaign by lawmakers in the Lone Star State, orchestrated at the behest of President Donald Trump, is yet ...
'Voting rights gave you power:' The Voting Rights Act turns 60. Will its promise endure?
WASHINGTON ‒ On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil right lawyers and scholars warn those rights are in danger again.
Colbert confronts JB Pritzker with map showing Illinois gerrymandering
Stephen Colbert showed Gov. JB Pritzker a map of Illinois on Tuesday that displayed gerrymandered districts during a ...
What to expect next in Texas’ redistricting standoff and whether Democrats can be expelled
Both Texas Republicans and Democrats are ratcheting up their rhetoric over proposed US House maps that could give the GOP ...
Opinion
The new proxy war
In a state that claims to prize free enterprise and limited government, this new law in practice imposes a political gag order on investors, while shielding corporate management from scrutiny.