Elbridge Gerry approved a voting map meant to benefit his political party in 1812, giving a name to a controversial practice ...

The most consequential blow came in 2013, when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, ...

Community members came together Sunday to mark the 170th anniversary of Bloody Monday, one of the most violent and tragic ...

The justices, having effectively blessed partisan gerrymandering, may be poised to eliminate the remaining pillar of the ...

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from ...