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New guidance was sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad Thursday, according to a senior state department official.

Jazmyne Owens interviews GeDá Jones Herbert on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its impacts on civil rights protections and enforcement in public schools.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. lawmaker has reintroduced a bill to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act aimed at promoting rights and freedom in the reclusive state, Congress's ...

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The Supreme Court’s arguments in Louisiana v. Callais left little doubt about what’s coming: The Voting Rights Act may soon be gutted beyond recognition. To anyone reading the headlines, this may look ...

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ...

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority Wednesday appeared inclined to neuter the last remaining major provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The justices heard oral arguments in Louisiana v.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday appeared poised to significantly weaken a key Voting Rights Act provision that prohibits states from diluting the power of minority voters — a ...