The state of Georgia asks a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove ...

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term includes cases involving guns, gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, ...

The long-running fight over Georgia's district lines for Congress and the state legislature could have broader implications for the future of the Voting Rights Act.

The plaintiffs in the case, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity active in civil rights causes, claimed the enacted maps diminished Black voting power by failing to ...

Georgia Solicitor General points to election victories by Sen. Raphael Warnock. Plaintiffs' lawyer argue Warnock's wins were an anomaly.

The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on ...

Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the Voting Rights Act through renewed stress over the last ...

By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 17, 2025 Under an order from federal court, the Anderson Common Council ...

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan that broadened ...

A federal appeals court will hear a case over whether to throw out 60,000 North Carolina voters' 2024 ballots — a positive development for Democrats who were hoping the case would stay in ...

A federal appeals court has rejected an effort by Donald Trump and his allies to block the Justice Department from releasing special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his two defunct criminal ...

WASHINGTON − A federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday for Attorney General Merrick Garland to release special counsel Jack Smith's report about President-elect Donald Trump's alleged ...