The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of ...

A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups.

New York can enforce its law banning voter dilution, suppression, intimidation, and obstruction, a Brooklyn appellate court ruled Thursday.

A NY appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2022 law meant to protect minority voting clout. It had been found unconstitutional by an Orange County judge.

In a major decision today, a New York appellate court reversed a trial court decision striking down the New York Voting Rights Act on its face. The court held that the town of Newburgh wouldn’t ...

The Justice Department filed a motion to withdraw from a voting-rights case challenging Virginia’s effort to remove names ...

The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to allow the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) to move forward after conflicting court rulings paused, unpaused and then blocked its enforcement.

The Supreme Court has left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber thef ...

The state of Georgia asks a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to prove ...

The plaintiffs in the case, including Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, a historically Black fraternity active in civil rights causes, claimed the enacted maps diminished Black voting power by failing to ...

The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act. The state asked a federal appeals court to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could make it much harder to ...