Black youth are being placed at the center of a civil rights fight, and their bodies, choices, futures, and labor are being asked to carry the moral weight of a nation’s failure.
The South Carolina House passed a new map eliminating the district held by Rep. James Clyburn, but the map failed twice in the state Senate.
Apparently, Alabama’s proposed congressional map is so racist it even meets the high bar set after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act.
While speaking at an American Law Institute conference, Brown said that the Voting Rights Act ruling only hurts trust in the Supreme Court.
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In this week’s Le[e]gal Brief, attorney Lee Merritt outlines what can be done to protect Black voting rights after the Callais decision.
Recent regressions in law and policy are attempting to cement us to a reality where only wealthy, white men have a voice, a vote, or access to political power.
Unlike every other southern state that has announced a redistricting effort in the last week, Georgia’s is focused on the 2028 election.
Trump is trying to hamstring states that want to get ahead of the curve when it comes to protecting us from the worst effects of AI technology.
As a result of the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, several southern states have rushed to disenfranchise Black voters.
If one has to declare that "it's not my fault" while defending the thing they're trying to distance themselves from, that thing is probably indefensible.
On Monday, Virginia asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the state Supreme Court that ruled its redistricting effort was illegal.
Louisiana state Senator Jay Morris is accused of making the racist statement during a contentious redistricting hearing on May 8.