He was brutally beaten on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma in 1965, a moment that helped spur passage of the Voting Rights Act.He served as a U.S. Congressman from Georgia from 1986 until his death from ...

"This Court has been extraordinarily unfriendly to the Voting Rights Act over the last couple of decades," a voting rights expert told Newsweek.

The city of Birmingham’s municipal election will take place on Aug. 26, and every seat from mayor to school board is up for grabs.

The Roberts Court has asked for reargument in a key redistricting case, a move that strongly suggests the conservative ...

Hundreds of "Good Trouble Lives On" protests are planned to take place on the anniversary of the death of the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced in May he was running for the Senate. Marshall was elected attorney general ...

Texas is beginning a rare mid-decade push to shift its congressional districts ahead of the midterms, a high-risk move with ...

U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has long telegraphed his desire to gut crucial portions of the Voting Rights Act, and he might finally get a chance to undermine protections ensuring equal ...

Plaintiffs said Alabama’s actions and the defiance of the court order mirror the state’s actions in the 1960s.

I talked with Alabama's newest member of Congress about the possible future impact on the state from Donald Trump's so called ...