Bishop William Barber to deliver voting rights sermon in Atlanta Sunday
Civil rights leader Bishop William J. Barber II will speak at historic Big Bethel AME Church as part of a national voter mobilization tour ahead of the 2026 elections.
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Civil rights leader Bishop William J. Barber II will speak at historic Big Bethel AME Church as part of a national voter mobilization tour ahead of the 2026 elections.
Renowned historian James C. Cobb told CBS News Atlanta why he joined 500+ scholars urging Congress to rethink winner-take-all elections after SCOTUS's Callais ruling.
Sen. Raphael Warnock pushes for voting rights reforms, urging Congress to probe states that redrew maps after the Callais decision for racial bias.
Georgia officials and voting rights advocates pushed back after President Trump repeated false and misleading claims about election integrity.
The Department of Justice is warning Georgia officials that they could face federal prosecution if it finds that noncitizens are voting in federal elections.
Voting rights groups across the South say recent court rulings are reshaping the battle over voting rights, as Georgia lawmakers announce they will not redraw congressional maps during special legislative session.
Georgia's ban on people giving food and water to voters waiting in line at their polling place will stay in effect after a federal judge denied a request to block the law.
At a downtown Atlanta rally, Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms highlighted health care costs, voting rights, and economic frustration.
Georgia Sen. Greg Dolezal says lawmakers want accountability and election reforms in a new probe of the New Georgia Project, but critics question the timing.
At issue in the cases was who can bring lawsuits in federal court to address potential violations of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
A new generation of civil rights leaders is rallying against efforts to dismantle the Voting Rights Act.
The Supreme Court has ruled that, under the Voting Rights Act, Congressional districts can no longer be drawn along racial lines, but can be shaped by partisan aims. The result: A dash to re-draw voting districts in several states. What does this portend for democracy?
The Supreme Court rule 6-3 in a decision that has implications for the scope of the landmark Voting Rights Act.
The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could reshape how states draw congressional maps and reignite redistricting fights across the South as the midterm election approaches.
At Atlanta's historic "City Hall of Sweet Auburn," Sen. Jon Ossoff and Fulton County DA Fani Willis framed the moment as a crisis for democracy.
A national democracy expert says Georgia became a "testing ground" for election pressure in 2020, and the lessons learned then could be used again unless communities push back.
The New Georgia Project and its affiliated New Georgia Project Action Fund announced Thursday that they will formally dissolve as organizations.
If finished, the "Forts to Port Route" of Interstate 14 would be the first new interstate in Georgia since the 1960s
DeKalb County Schools is looking to build a districtwide automated stop-arm camera enforcement program, potentially covering more than 1,000 school buses.
An FBI SWAT team has captured a man wanted in connection with a mass shooting on Atlanta's Edgewood Avenue that killed one and injured 10 others last year.
Researchers at the University of Georgia used a new detection technique to spot an elusive mammal in parts of the Peach State that it's never been reported seen before.
Nearly four years ago, 19-year-old Malang Touray Jr. was found shot multiple times at an Atlanta apartment complex. Police say his killer has still not been identified.