The Voting Rights Act of 1965 stipulates that a violation would be in a circumstance where minorities had “less opportunity than other members of the electorate to participate in the political ...

First , there was “bloody Sunday” and “turnaround Tuesday,” then there was a rally in Boston in 1965 over housing ...

A federal judge has ruled that Spring Branch ISD’s system for electing school board trustees violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by diluting the Hispanic vote within the Houston district.

By restoring key elements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and addressing loopholes exploited to undermine fair elections, the act will ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to participate in ...

To make the constitutional promises a reality, we needed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 24th Amendment barring poll taxes, the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 ...

From poll taxes abolished by the 24th Amendment in 1964 to barriers dismantled by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, every step forward has been a fight against deliberate disenfranchisement.

“The Supreme Court not only gutted it, they got rid of the 1965 Voting Rights Act,” Landsman said. “Ever since, it’s been a field day for those who want to suppress the vote for people who ...

including the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Comparing Trump’s effort to purge the country of diversity efforts and deconstruct ...

After years of court orders that have weakened the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and a slew of contested state laws and voting maps, Black leaders say the latest legislation only stands to make voting ...

JACKSON, Miss. — A federal court yesterday ruled that remedial state Senate maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year still do not remedy unlawful vote dilution in the DeSoto County area. New ...