Louisiana officials react after the U.S. Supreme Court delayed its ruling on Louisiana’s congressional map and will rehear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas warning that race-based ...

The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — ...

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered further argument in the high-stakes redistricting case Louisiana v. Callais, a move that leaves the future of Black political ... the 2024 ...

Nearly six decades on, FOIA remains a cornerstone of democracy—and despite delays, loopholes and denials in state laws, the ...

Sixty years ago this summer, Congress enacted the nation-transforming Voting Rights Act. Soon, however, Congress and a ...

The court’s choice to punt a key redistricting case signals trouble for the future of the Voting Rights Act. Support ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including budget reconciliation and ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana’s redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...

What You Need To Know An immigration judge in Louisiana found Friday that Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be kicked out of the U.S. as a national security risk ...