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

The NAACP and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that a new congressional map passed in Texas violates the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit alleges ...

The Civil Rights Movement (1954-1968) wasn’t just another chapter in American history — it was a fight for dignity, equality, ...

The NAACP and a lawyers’ civil rights group sued Texas, alleging the state’s new congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act prohibits a practice known as “racial ...

A single event didn’t define the American civil rights movement; it was a sustained, courageous fight for equality that spanned decades. At the heart of this movement were peaceful demonstrations, ...

The likely GOP nominee is touring economically distressed parts of the country. SELMA, Ala., April 21, 2008— -- Far from the Democratic battlefield of Pennsylvania, Sen. John McCain, the ...

Today, nonprofit, nonpartisan civil rights and racial justice organizations filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs’ motions for preliminary injunction in League of United Latin American ...