Since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965, African Americans have been allowed to vote in elections for the past 60 years. After an oral argument in the Supreme Court that's disputing a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could fundamentally change the role that race plays in elections across the country — and Louisiana is at the center of it. Callais v. Louisiana is, ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement faces extinction at the Supreme Court next week as the justices consider whether a safeguard against racial discrimination is ...

On Aug. 1, the Supreme Court all but announced how it would rule on the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case in question, Louisiana v. Callais, which was heard for the first time in March ...

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not ...

In October, one of the most consequential cases before the Supreme Court began. Six white justices, two Blacks and one Latina took the bench for arguments in Louisiana v. Callais. Addressing a core ...

Black South Carolinians voted in 1948 for the first time since Reconstruction. This successful crusade, like many others, helped lead to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Black South Carolinians voted in ...

Since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965, African Americans have been allowed to vote in elections for the past 60 years. After an oral argument in the Supreme Court that’s disputing a ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has several avenues at its disposal as it appears poised to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. As the justices consider Louisiana’s ...

Last Friday, the Supreme Court all but announced how it would rule on the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The case in question, Louisiana v. Callais, which was heard for the first time in ...