The Voting Rights Act was passed to stop racial discrimination in voting. The case, Louisiana v. Callais, questions if states can comply with the Voting Rights Act without violating constitutional ...

The fate of the Voting Rights Act, at issue in Louisiana v. Callais, might depend on a devastating decision from six years ago. In 2019, in Rucho v. Common Cause, the Supreme Court refused to ...

NCBCP President & CEO Melanie L. Campbell releases this statement on the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act: On Aug. 6, 2025 we pause to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the historic Voting ...

While the 1965 law was adopted in response to discriminatory practices in southern states, it has affected states and localities nationwide. By Nick Corasaniti The Voting Rights Act grew out of civil ...

The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation. A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from Washington In ...

This month we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the single most influential pieces of legislation in American history. The policy that finally brought us to the ...

WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to again undermining the Voting Rights Act in a congressional redistricting case from Louisiana. The justices, who ...

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 ...