It’s the latest ruling from the St. Louis-based 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, saying only the government can bring lawsuits ...

The conservative Eighth Circuit restricted voting rights enforcement to state officials—even in notoriously anti-voter states ...

Adult franchise, or Universal Adult Suffrage, refers to the right of all adult citizens to vote, regardless of gender, race, ...

From restrictive legislation to inaccessible polling places, barriers persist that undermine the rights of voters with disabilities.

July 17 marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of Rep. John Lewis. To honor this legend of the Civil Rights movement, ...

President Donald Trump wants Texas to squeeze out five more Republican seats in the U.S. House to shore up the GOP majority ...

The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law.

The Supreme Court paused a lower court's ruling that would have weakened the Voting Rights Act on Thursday, granting Native ...

Howe is that three justices dissented. Although none of them explained why they voted the way they did, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch all voted to leave in place a lower ...

Native American tribes in North Dakota challenged a state legislative map they said dilutes their voting power. An appeals ...

On the fifth anniversary of the freedom fighter’s death, Franklin Park in Northwest, D.C. was one of more than 1,600 ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It was enacted in response to voter suppression in the 1960s by state ...