WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday limited what legislatures can do to satisfy federal civil rights law, which bans dilution of black voter strength.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Several high profile civil rights cases are among those the U.S. Supreme Court will take up when it returns to the bench on Monday, legal experts say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to look at whether some state and local governments still have to get Washington's approval before making election changes.
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush signed the Voting Rights Act reauthorization Thursday, promising to "vigorously enforce" the law.
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday mostly upheld former House Majority leader Tom DeLay's congressional redistricting map of Texas.
TOKYO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Japan's Supreme Court has ruled that laws limiting the rights of overseas Japanese to vote in national elections are unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- African-American politicians are starting the push to renew historic voting rights legislation two years before it expires, The Washington Times reports.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The Justice Department said Monday it will send observers to Tuesday's city council vacancy election in San Diego to protect minority voting rights.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Justice Department said Monday it will monitor Tuesday primaries in New York and Washington state to make sure Spanish voting materials are available.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A three-judge federal panel Tuesday upheld a Republican plan to draw new Texas congressional districts.
