The U.S. Supreme Court wants to know if, by creating a second Black majority congressional district, Louisiana violated the U ...

Get ready for what could be another landmark Supreme Court case. On Friday the Justices agreed to consider whether majority-minority Congressional districts drawn to comply with the Voting Rights Act ...

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The Trump administration argued that a lower court ruling poses a significant barrier to enforcing federal immigration laws.

Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act being signed into law. Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ...

Since Donald Trump pulled off his upset victory over Hillary Clinton, the Democrats have been laboring under a series of myths about themselves.

The Supreme Court may soon rule on the constitutionality of racially based congressional districts, which could pave the way for Republicans to gain even more seats in the House of Representatives ...