Opinion
A lawsuit is welcome, but not a substitute for action by Congress.
June 25, 2021
World & Nation
House Democrats passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the last decade.
Aug. 24, 2021
A trial challenging Florida’s new voting restrictions has begun with civil rights groups moving to block the sweeping Republican election law.
Jan. 31, 2022
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration escalated its fight with Texas Republicans on Thursday over voting rights for minorities, as it urged judges to block a strict new voter-identification law that administration lawyers argue is discriminatory.
Aug. 22, 2013
Politics
Voting rights advocates have two paths in Congress: the For the People Act or the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
June 8, 2021
Obama administration escalates fight with Texas over voting
The decision by 8th Circuit Court Judge David Stras, a Trump appointee, seizes on a suggestion by Justice Clarence Thomas that few took seriously.
Nov. 29, 2023
The bill signing again underlined the hard right turn Texas Republicans made this year, including a new state law banning most abortions.
Sept. 7, 2021
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened to arrest Democratic lawmakers who blocked voting rights legislation by fleeing the state.
July 13, 2021
Bush’s plan to attract more minorities to the party faces a rebellion by conservatives, who see provisions of the law as an insult to the South.
July 12, 2006