ATLANTA, Ga. — It has been an unprecedented year for new voting laws. Some make it easier to cast a ballot, but others make voting more difficult. Eliza Sweren-Becker is the voting rights and election ...

In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil rights law, “Today we strike away the last major shackle…the Negro story and ...

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ...

Sixty years ago this week, on Aug. 6, 1965, surrounded by such civil rights titans as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot attempt to revive the landmark law ...

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 ...

Setting the stage for a major ruling on election law, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law requires ballots to be not only cast by voters but also received by election ...

Republicans are increasingly bullish they can whittle away at the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as Democrats renew a long-shot effort to broaden the landmark law that turns 60 next week. The Supreme Court ...

Sam Power has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. Nigel Farage has found himself in hot water over accusations ...

NEW YORK CITY — Voters will have several important decisions to make when polls open for early voting this Saturday, with candidates for mayor, city council, and several local offices on the ballot.