Supreme Court Vague Over Whether To Cut Voting Rights Act — But Ketanji Brown Jackson Made It Clear She Was Opposed

Topline The conservative-leaning Supreme Court gave few clues Tuesday whether they would soon deal a blow to the Voting Rights Act and its protections against racially discriminatory congressional map...

Supreme Court Takes Up Case That Could Make It Easier To Overturn Elections

Topline The Supreme Court may soon give state legislatures total control over their states’ elections—and make it much easier for them to overturn the results—as the court announced Thursday it will t...

Louisiana Can Keep Congressional Map That Allegedly Discriminates Against Black Voters, Appeals Court Rules

Topline Louisiana will keep a new congressional map that only has one majority-Black district in it—at least for now—after an appeals court late Thursday blocked a lower court ruling that found the ma...

Obama Endorses Changing Filibuster To Pass Voting Rights In First Op-Ed Since Leaving Office

Topline In his first op-ed since leaving office in 2016, former President Barack Obama called for a shift in Senate filibuster rules so the Democratic majority may pass voting rights legislation he sa...