The nation is marking the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the discriminatory practices against Black voters that were prevalent in many states.

Civil rights activists fought for the Voting Rights Acts 60 years ago. Some worry the law's protections are now at risk.

On the sixtieth anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, a law that promised millions of Americans the power to vote, civil ...

The Supreme Court has been whittling away the VRA’s legal protections for years. Now it's poised to reconsider one of the act ...

The Voting Rights Act was signed 60 years ago today. It was the culmination of a hard-fought campaign by civil rights activists in the South. Now, a Georgia Democrat in Congress is leading the push to ...

Celebrate John R. Lewis’ civil rights work at a Kansas City rally in Swope Park on July 17. Unite for voting rights and continue his fight for democracy.

The latest order from the Supreme Court reminds us that the court exercises significant control over its docket and is ...

The Black civil rights movement’s greatest legal achievement is now on a Republican Supreme Court’s chopping block.

Want to save American democracy? Let teens vote. | Opinion Across the country, a growing movement led by young people is calling for cities and states to lower the voting age to 16 in local, state ...

Voting rights in Maryland are under siege — and for Latino, Black, naturalized citizen, and working-class voters, the danger isn’t abstract. It’s happening right now, in courtrooms and committee ...