Voting has become the most frequently practiced and revered civic duty of everyday Americans. Over 700,000 cast ballots across Philadelphia in November for president and other offices.
Explore the pivotal role of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in shaping the Civil Rights Movement and the passage of landmark ...
It is part of SCOTUSblog’s 2020 Election Litigation Tracker, a joint project with Election Law at Ohio State. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is widely considered to be the single most important federal ...
President Donald Trump has rolled back 60-year-old act which banned discrimination in federal workplaces. His executive order ...
The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder ...
Kylan Watson TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENT Ellen Walker Craig-Jones June 5, 1906 to Jan. 23, 2000 Karen R. Bass Oct. 3, 1953 to present (D) Lori Lightfoot Aug. 4, 1962 to present (D) Carrie Saxon Perry ...
The 12-6 decision found that the Voting Rights Act’s protections for individual racial or ethnic groups do not extend to multiple groups joining together to claim that political boundaries ...
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