Voting Rights

Thousands gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday to protest recent Supreme Court rulings on congressional districts and to retrace steps from the 1965 civil rights march.

14 मई 2026 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया तथ्य-जाँच किया गया

A POLITICO/Public First survey conducted May 9–11 finds a plurality of Democrats say their party should respond to Republican redistricting efforts even if it results in fewer majority-minority districts. The results come weeks after the Supreme Court’s April 29 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which narrowed how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can be used in redistricting disputes.

In response to the Supreme Court's Callais v. Louisiana decision curtailing Voting Rights Act protections (as covered in this series), Alabama lawmakers have begun a special session to reinstate 2023 congressional maps if courts lift a prior ban. Critics say the move would undermine Black representation.

05 मई 2026 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया

In a follow-up to its April 29 ruling in Callais v. Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an unsigned order on May 5 allowing the decision—striking down the state's congressional map as a racial gerrymander—to take effect immediately. Justice Samuel Alito, in a concurrence, sharply criticized Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's lone dissent as 'baseless' and 'insulting,' highlighting tensions amid 2026 election battles.

Tufts University has paused publication of its widely used National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement reports after the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into whether the project’s data-matching practices violate federal student privacy law. The department has also warned participating colleges that using new NSLVE data could put their federal funding at risk.

23 मार्च 2026 AI द्वारा रिपोर्ट किया गया

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on March 23 in Watson v. Republican National Committee, weighing whether states can count mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later. The case challenges a Mississippi law allowing a five-day grace period, with similar rules in over 30 states. Conservative justices expressed concerns over fraud risks, while liberals defended state authority.