Voting Rights Act Fast Facts

Voting Rights Act Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th Amendments. It

Their Loved Ones Died to Give Us the Voting Rights Act. They Have a Message for the Supreme Court.

Slate spoke with a number of surviving family members of civil rights martyrs. All of them were devastated by the court’s ruling in Callais.

The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision Will Reach Far Beyond Congress

Thousands of seats held by Black, Latino and Native officeholders at the local level could be threatened by the court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais.

Voting Rights are a Justice Issue

In the United States the fight for voting rights has been historically framed as a civil right. Civil rights are personal rights guaranteed and protected by the U.S. Constitution and federal laws enacted by Congress, such as the Civil Rights… The post Voting Rights are a Justice Issue appeared first on United Church of Christ.

Guest Commentary: Want Your Voting Rights?

Then, several voting advocates argue, you have to use them — and tell others to do the same