The justices consider tossing a decades-old tool to fight racial discrimination when it comes to fair representation.

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to ...

Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Fifteenth Amendment was ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean ...

An illustration of Black people in line to vote. Harper's Weekly Magazine. At the time of Ulysses S. Grant's election to the presidency in 1868, Americans were struggling to reconstruct a nation torn ...

The Supreme Court is reviewing a case centered on Section 2 of the voting rights act, which prohibits electoral practices ...

The justices’ ruling could help Republicans add 19 safe seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially securing GOP ...

Feb. 03 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1690, Massachusetts Colony issued the first paper money in America. In 1783, Spain recognized the independence of the United States from Great Britain. In ...

The Supreme Court case comes as several GOP-led states have embarked on rare mid-decade redistricting fights, in attempt to ...

The Trump appointee could cast a pivotal vote in a Louisiana case affecting the future of voting rights in the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to revisit a congressional map case it first heard earlier this year that could ...