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Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Only Way to Be Absolutely Sure You Are Drawing a Fair Congressional Map

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June 9, 2026

Map of the U.S. with doodles over it

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What It Would Take to Finally Slay the Gerrymander

June 4, 2026

Illustration of gerrymander and a person pointing a knife to it.

The Arc of the Voting Rights Act

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez

May 31, 2026

Reverend Renè Brown sits in a pew

Are You Enjoying Your Girl Rights Yet?

Alexandra Petri

May 15, 2026

Illustration of two pink purses balancing equally on a scale.

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The Coming War on Local Black Political Power

David A. Graham

May 14, 2026

Judicial Supremacy Has Arrived

May 5, 2026

An illustration of a red-hued Supreme Court building on top of an image of Lyndon B. Johnson's hands signing the Voting Rights Act.

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How the Supreme Court Came to Accept a Practice It Called Unjust

David A. Graham

May 4, 2026

Vote Here sign at a voting center

For a Time, the U.S. Protected Democracy

Vann R. Newkirk II

May 2, 2026

Collage of photographs of the signing of the VRA and Supreme Court building, with the text of Louisiana v. Callais

Voters Can Be Disenfranchised Now

April 29, 2026

A photograph of the Supreme Court building against a partially cloudy sky.

How the Supreme Court Broke Congress

January 13, 2026

Congress hiding behind huge corinthian columns

John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True

December 10, 2025

John Roberts from 2005 and 2025, and Ronald Reagan signing the voting rights act

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It’s Not a Dog Whistle If Everyone Can Hear It

David A. Graham

October 16, 2025

white house in the dark

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A Political Game Could Redefine Voting in America

David A. Graham

August 7, 2025

U.S. Congressional Districts Map

The Atlantic Daily: The Growing Threat to the Voting Rights Act

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

February 11, 2021

Red 'A' on an envelope