Alabama leaders mourn attorney, civil rights legend, J. Mason Davis Jr.
Davis, one of Birmingham's first Black attorneys, was a trailblazing civil rights advocate who fought against segregation and voter suppression.
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House committee OKs Alabama Voting Rights Act
Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
Stand Up Mobile celebrates five years of voting advocacy
Attendees reflected on voting rights history and ballot access challenges during the celebration, featuring a keynote from civil rights activist Maya Wiley.
Conservative justices question constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act plank
Rep. Terri Sewell evoked John Lewis and the Civil Rights Movement after oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais on Wednesday.
Panel reflects on Voting Rights Act’s past, present and future for its 60th year
Experts convened to discuss the Voting Rights Act's impact, future threats, and the ongoing fight for accessible voting rights in the United States.
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
The panel of three judges declined to place Alabama under preclearance, but chose to retain jurisdiction until the injunction lapses.
Rep. Sewell pushes voter protection bill on Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary
On the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary, Rep. Terri Sewell called on Congress to pass critical voting rights legislation.
Supreme Court prepares to consider constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act provision
The Supreme Court’s request for briefs on majority-minority districts’ constitutionality indicates a forthcoming ruling could upend the Voting Rights Act.
Allen asks for redistricting case’s appeal back to SCOTUS
Alabama appealed its lengthy redistricting fight, seeking to take its racial discrimination case back to the Supreme Court.
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See recent postsCommemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March
Make no mistake about it, this event led to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.