The Supreme Court ruling said there must be proof that a racial group was “intentionally” disadvantaged. The dissent called it “well-nigh impossible.”

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed its recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule.

A generation of Black Americans across the South fought in courtrooms and in the streets during the Civil Rights Movement to dismantle barriers to voting.

The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all over Texas’ maps.

It's an effort in its early stages, as decisions over who can vote and how have been the subject of presidential and congressional action.

The Supreme Court’s decision Wednesday rolling back protections for Black and Latino voters marks another dramatic turn in the long-fought effort by conservative justices to reverse measures vital to overcoming America’s legacy of race discrimination.

The U.S. Senate, constitutional amendments, the Supreme Court and the state school board all are up for a vote.

Four noncitizens in New Jersey are charged with illegally voting in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections and making false citizenship statements.