Despite growing furor over state laws to restrict voting around the country — legislation that sets severe barriers to voter-registration drives, dramatic cuts to early voting and the permanent ...

Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General, and Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, are already thinking about what happens after the Supreme Court ruling.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “We are seeing a sustained effort to eradicate the Voting Rights Act. That is the crown jewel — the crown jewel — of the Civil ...

What does Holder's defense of voting rights have to do with a House committee move to hold him in contempt? Everything. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on race, power and ...

Today, Eric Holder announced the Justice Department will require Texas to clear any changes in its laws with his office. Holder’s move is in reaction to last month’s Supreme Court decision that struck ...

Former Attorney General Eric Holder at National Action Network breakfast: "We are seeing a sustained effort to eradicate the Voting Rights Act. That is the crown ...

Civil Rights leaders and Attorney General Eric Holder are scheduled for White House meetings later today. In the aftermath of the Court’s divided ruling on the Voting Rights Act, they’ll be discussing ...

Former Attorney General Eric Holder accused President Donald Trump’s administration of trying to “re-segregate America” during an event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. “We are seeing a ...