Supreme Court tells lower courts to take new look at 2 voting rights cases
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.
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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.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register and vote in Florida, as voting rights groups swiftly filed a federal lawsuit.
The bill contains wide-ranging changes to the state election code, including new proof-of-citizenship requirements when registering to vote, reductions to the kind of photo identification cards that can be used at polling locations, and requiring an individual's legal citizenship status to be posted on drivers' licenses and ID cards issued by the state.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida's legislature to redraw congressional districts.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Louisiana's intentional creation of a second majority-Black district violates the 14th and 15th Amendments.
Florida requires voters to request mail ballots from county elections supervisors and is one of 28 states with "no-excuse absentee voting."
A federal judge has mostly denied requests by grassroots campaigners to block portions of a new Florida law that restricts the state's citizen-driven process to get constitutional amendments on the ballot.
Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will need to secure at least 270 votes in the Electoral College to win the 2024 presidential election.
While this is legal in the Sunshine State, there are limitations to the practice.
Early voting is well underway in South Florida as many voters begin to cast their ballots for the first time.
Do you remember the first time you voted? You may or may not, but for hundreds of Miami-Dade County Public School students, voting for the first time is a day they will never forget.
Weeks before the 2024 election, early voting by mail or in person will be available in most states — here's a map with more information about early voting options.
A federal judge rejected a request from the League of Women Voters of Florida and the Florida NAACP to reopen voter registration for the November election because of Hurricane Milton.
Just weeks before the presidential election, new rules are going into effect in some states that can jeopardize people's right to vote, from challenges to voter registrations, to limits on when and how ballots may be cast.
Nearly 20 years in the making, the reform initiative seeks to change the way Electoral College votes are counted.
A voter registration drive has kicked off in Miami-Dade County at the Dunkin Donuts Plaza near Hard Rock Stadium.
A 2023 study found that Florida leads the nation in disenfranchised felons with 1.15 million, with 81% of them unable to vote because of a financial obligation tied to their sentence.
The revamped process likely will not be finalized before the Oct. 7 deadline to register to vote in the fall election.
State election officials on Friday listened to suggestions about how to update the process for convicted felons to seek what are known as advisory opinions about their eligibility to vote.
A state appeals court Friday upheld a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed through the Legislature
A judge says that a Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution.
Voting rights groups have agreed to narrow their lawsuit against state officials over a Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Many Americans are signaling disapproval of the technology amid fears that it will eclipse already competitive entry-level jobs.
Miami Beach police said Christoph Rehak and Gunther Manfred Jekschtat both confessed to the crime after being interviewed by investigators.
There is concern among some in the Justice Department that the pending charges against him are weak, sources said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that the unidentified victim was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
A security guard who was among the victims killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being hailed for his heroism and bravery during the attack.
Many Americans are signaling disapproval of the technology amid fears that it will eclipse already competitive entry-level jobs.
Miami Beach police said Christoph Rehak and Gunther Manfred Jekschtat both confessed to the crime after being interviewed by investigators.
There is concern among some in the Justice Department that the pending charges against him are weak, sources said.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said that the unidentified victim was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.
A security guard who was among the victims killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is being hailed for his heroism and bravery during the attack.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
There is concern among some in the Justice Department that the pending charges against him are weak, sources said.
President Trump has been openly mulling a takeover of Cuba similar to the operation that toppled Venezuela's Nicolás Madoro. What it would mean for the regime's leaders remains to be seen. Here are some of the figures to watch.
Survivors say they'd asked for more medical support before the Iranian drone strike that killed six U.S. soldiers at their command post in Kuwait in the war's first 24 hours.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.
Thirty years ago, a Cuban fighter jet shot down two civilian planes operated by Florida-based exile group Brothers to the Rescue, an incident that inflamed U.S.-Cuba relations.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"Survivor" 48 and 50 contestant Joe Hunter believes his sister Joanna, whose death was ruled a suicide, was murdered. He and their mother are working to be Joanna's voice and advocate for others who have experienced domestic violence.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.