voting rights

To the extent that the Voting Rights Act served as at least a minimal constraint on political gerrymandering, that constraint is gone.

The Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting is unconstitutional. States and Congress—not the President—have authority to regulate federal elections.

The 2026 midterms is a critical test​ for whether election outcomes are determined by the will of the voters or by who controls the machinery of elections.

Chiraag Bains, in conversation with Dani Schulkin, discusses the impact on voting rights enforcement and the crucial role now played by voters & advocacy groups.

Retreat from voting rights enforcement and efforts to tighten access to the ballot mark a rupture with the Civil Rights Division’s traditional role.

Tracking the most important breaking election cases across the country with implications for the democratic process.

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.

Local officials cannot prevent the results of an election from being finalized — but what comes next could be dangerous.

We hope Americans from both sides of the aisle will recognize the peril in withholding the right to vote from active-duty military personnel, from U.S. diplomats, and from all…

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.

In this top ten list updated weekly, the most important of hundreds of election-law cases are ranked for their rule of law implications.