Voting Rights Act
The move is a recognition of the need to show the Supreme Court evidence of present-day discrimination.
Voter suppression is endangering a crucial civil right, and Jeff Sessions is letting it happen. But all is not lost.
Media icon Oprah Winfrey rallied in Marietta, Georgia, to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.
The suit targets 32 counties the plaintiffs say are violating the Voting Rights Act.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Resistance works, but only if we work at resistance.
More than 200 civil rights groups opposed Andrew Oldham, but every Republican voted to make him a lifetime federal judge.
Anthony Kennedy was no champion of voting rights, but his replacement could make things even worse.
The court struck down 11 districts in the Virginia House of Delegates. Lawmakers have until Oct. 30 to redraw them.
Tens of thousands of Americans with disabilities have already lost their right to vote.
It is the latest voting rights dispute taken up by the justices.