Thomas Perez, the Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, is President Obama's top choice for Secretary of Labor, … Read More
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Heated debate on the Voting Rights Act inside and outside the Supreme Court
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Before arguments even began inside the Supreme Court today, a group of Latino legislators and civil rights advocates held a rally where they forcefully argued … Read More
Voting Rights Law gets Supreme Court challenge
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The most potent weapon in fighting discrimination at the ballot box comes before the Supreme Court in a case that weighs the nation's … Read More
Opinion: If men were angels, the Voting Rights Act would not be necessary
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Is forty-eight years long enough to erase centuries of systemic disenfranchisement of voters who belong to minority ethnic or racial groups? If you are an … Read More
Texas points to need to keep Voting Rights Act, say Latino legislators, groups
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on the Voting Rights Act, a group of Latino legislators and legal rights groups in Texas said if you … Read More
Obama administration, civil rights groups turn to “escape clause” to save voting rights act
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and civil rights groups are defending a key section of the landmark voting rights law at the Supreme Court by … Read More
Opinion: We still need the Voting Rights Act to give equal access
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These days, voting is largely uneventful. You show up at the polls, check in, vote, and get your sticker. Long gone are the days of having to take a … Read More
Scholars ask Supreme Court to preserve Voting Rights Act
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With the Supreme Court hearing on the voting rights case out of Shelby County, Alabama less than a month away, the debate on the controversial Voting Rights … Read More
Opinion: We need to keep the Voting Rights Act
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Do we still need the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court recently announced that it would revisit the 1965 law, one of the major accomplishments of the civil … Read More
Supreme Court to consider eliminating Voting Rights Act which has protected Latinos, blacks
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the … Read More
