The midterm elections are often treated by voters as a referendum on the current presidential administration’s performance.

ATLANTA, Ga. — It has been an unprecedented year for new voting laws. Some make it easier to cast a ballot, but others make voting more difficult. Eliza Sweren-Becker is the voting rights and election ...

In a speech before he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson said of the landmark civil rights law, “Today we strike away the last major shackle…the Negro story and ...

Washington — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act ...

Sixty years ago this week, on Aug. 6, 1965, surrounded by such civil rights titans as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into ...

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. Please note that the views of outside contributors do not ...

The article covers ongoing election law cases across the U.S., including redistricting, voting rights, and ballot access. In New York, courts are debating election timing, vote dilution, and candidate ...

Thousands of formerly incarcerated people in Tennessee will not be able to vote in upcoming elections, according to a new ...