If the Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, it could usher in the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

If upheld by the Supreme Court, as seems likely, the challenge to Section 2 would turn the Voting Rights Act on its head.

Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom based on having lived in free territories, a legal strategy that had previously succeeded in Missouri. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled in Dred Scott v.

As the Supreme Court considers weakening the Voting Rights Act, Black political representation faces a historic threat. From ...

Alabama Democrats could be left with just 10% of the state’s legislative seats if Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is eliminated, according to a new report that warns of a potential decision ...