Part of Dr. King’s dream for America is more relevant than ever now: the right to vote. Much of Dr. King’s advocacy for civil rights tied back to voting rights, like his 1957 “Give us the ballot” ...

The Supreme Court seemed likely to limit race-based electoral districts under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act after hearing arguments by lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration.

Opponents rally before a Texas House redistricting committee public hearing Monday at the University of Texas at Arlington on Monday, July 28, 2025. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer Sixty years ago ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to significantly weaken a key Voting Rights Act provision that prohibits states from diluting the power of minority voters — a ...

In a near-unprecedented move, the North Carolina Supreme Court reheard a consequential voting rights case last week that could affect the 2024 elections. Harper v. Hall focuses on the long-standing ...

Redistricting fights helped propel U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey’s political career; now one threatens to end it. While working for then-U.S. Rep. Martin Frost, a North Texas Democrat, Veasey had a prime view ...

This August marked the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the landmark United States federal law that banned racial discrimination in voting. But six decades later, many of its ...

When Louisiana finally won a second-majority Black district in 2024, I felt a weight lift from my shoulders. For decades, Black voters like me knew that having only one voting district where we could ...

U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, interacts with community members at a voting rights event on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at West Dallas Multipurpose Center in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff ...