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Supreme Court limits key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.
Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights claims
The Supreme Court, remade by Trump's appointees, has reversed decades of civil rights expansion, ruling against protections for women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people.
Supreme Court clears way for California voting map that bolsters Democrats
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed for now a new California voting map that could help Democrats gain up to five seats in Congress, the latest twist in a national […]
Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026
The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.
Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation
A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that's designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.
Key court test begins for Texas’ redrawn US House map boosting GOP
A panel of three federal judges are considering whether Texas can use a redrawn congressional map that boosts Republicans and has launched a widening redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Federal judge orders Mississippi to redraw Supreme Court electoral map
A federal judge ruled Mississippi’s Supreme Court map violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black votes, ordering lawmakers to redraw districts.
Court restricts who can bring voting rights challenges in a case involving voters with disabilities
A federal appeals court panel on Monday ruled that private individuals and organizations cannot bring voting rights cases under a section of the law that allows others to assist voters who are blind, have disabilities or are unable to read.
8th Circuit rules against North Dakota tribes in case that could go to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court won't reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes that challenged North Dakota's legislative redistricting map, and the dispute could be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Justice Department instructed to dismiss legal challenge to Georgia election law
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping election overhaul that Georgia Republican lawmakers passed in the wake of President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in the state.
Federal appeals court rules private plaintiffs can’t sue under Voting Rights Act
A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision that contradicts decades of precedent and could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama redistricting case
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a congressional redistricting case, ordering the creation of a second district with a large Black population.
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