A wealthy New York venture capitalist is betting big on the future of voting, spending millions of his own fortune to develop a safe way to cast ballots from a smartphone. Bradley Tusk, founder of the ...

While the 1965 law was adopted in response to discriminatory practices in southern states, it has affected states and localities nationwide. By Nick Corasaniti The Voting Rights Act grew out of civil ...

In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the justices grappled with whether there should be a time limit on using race as a factor in carving up voting districts. By Abbie VanSickle Reporting from ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - The Voting Rights Act, a landmark law barring discrimination in voting, was a product of the U.S. civil rights era, sought by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martin Luther ...

Even though 2025 is an off-year for federal elections, the fight for voting rights is intensifying. President Donald Trump and his supporters have pushed sweeping executive actions and policy shifts ...

While 2025 is considered an "off-year election," without the high-profile presidential showdown of last year or the competitive midterm elections that could shift the congressional balance of power ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday to undercut another key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court could be ready to curtail a key provision of a landmark civil rights law enacted 60 years ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting. In one of its biggest cases of ...