US Policy & Elections

New Jersey becomes the first state to pass a state-level Voting Rights Act after Louisiana v. Callais, with the John R. Lewis Voter Empowerment Act...

Missouri’s mid-cycle redistricting battle reveals the zero-sum chaos baked into single-member districts.

• Legislature redrew maps in 2025 at Trump’s...

Democratic state lawmakers introduced 242 bills across 32 states this year to curb federal immigration enforcement, with 53 passing in 17 states....

• Conservatives describe lawsuits blocking Trump's EO 14,399 as aggressive "lawfare" by Democrats and groups like the DNC, fearing citizen-only voting...

The 61st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act drew requiems for a law gutted by Supreme Court rulings that ended preclearance and narrowed Section 2...

A federal appeals court has reinstated identification and assistance requirements for Texans voting by mail, overturning a lower court's decision and restoring the stricter rules.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling for "dramatic" Supreme Court reform, describing the conservative majority as a "subsidiary of the MAGA Republican Party" after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling struck down the state's congressional map.

Democratic lawmakers introduced 242 bills across 32 states this year to curb federal immigration actions under President Trump’s second term.

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Republicans filed RNC v. Evnen to challenge the constitutionality of overseas U.S. citizens voting in Nebraska elections. The case centers on a core election administration issue with direct implications for voting rights.

The Supreme Court has issued multiple rulings against President Trump on tariffs, birthright citizenship, mail-in ballots, Federal Reserve officials,...

Supreme Court rulings have progressively narrowed the Voting Rights Act, shifting enforcement from prevention to uncertain litigation.

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Federal courts halted Trump's executive order restricting mail ballots nationwide, protecting overseas and military voters while affirming states'...

Trump's nomination of Lee Rudofsky to the Eighth Circuit hands a lifetime appeals seat to the judge who ruled that private citizens and groups cannot...

Wyoming lawmaker Rachel Williams frames election integrity as essential to limited government and individual liberty.

• Transparency measures like...

• State VRAs continue rapid growth, enacted in 11 states including New Jersey and Delaware in June, offering varied protections beyond vote dilution
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Can Republicans flip Alabama's 2nd District after the court-ordered redraw reduced its Black voting-age population from 48% to 40%?

• The stakes: Six...

A federal judge's nationwide injunction against Trump's executive order on mail ballots reveals sharply different angles on the same ruling.

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University of Houston Law Center faculty are dissecting 2025-2026 Supreme Court rulings with direct stakes for elections and governance.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 once blocked discriminatory voting changes through preclearance and nationwide Section 2 challenges. Three Supreme Court...

Alito's decision to remain on the Court narrows Trump's opportunity to appoint a fourth justice before Democrats potentially retake the Senate in the...