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North Carolina voting ID law upheld by federal judge; NAACP plans to submit an appeal

A federal judge upheld the North Carolina voting ID law stating that the new requirements it demande...

Apr 28, 2016 08:22 AM EDT

Iowa High Court to Consider State's Ban on Voting by Felons

The Iowa Supreme Court will deliberate the state's prohibition of former felons to participate in el...

Feb 10, 2016 08:23 PM EST

North Carolina awaits voter ID mandate for weeks

The fate of North Carolina's voter ID law may not be known for weeks after six-day trial. The law co...

Feb 07, 2016 10:49 PM EST

Trial to begin for lawsuit over ID requirement provision in North Carolina Voter ID Law

The legality of acquiring a valid photo identification requirement in the 2013 North Carolina law wi...

Jan 25, 2016 07:40 AM EST

NAACP votes to end boycott of South Carolina over Confederate flag

The national board of directors of the prominent civil rights group, the NAACP, voted on Saturday to...

Jul 11, 2015 07:50 PM EDT

Comcast, Time Warner Cable hit with $20 billion racial bias lawsuit

Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable Inc have been sued for $20 billion for allegedly discriminating a...

Feb 23, 2015 10:38 PM EST

Ferguson police officer who killed black teen resigns from force

The white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in a St. Louis suburb has resign...

Nov 29, 2014 10:11 PM EST

St. Louis area police arrest at least 17 during weekend of protests

Hundreds of civil rights activists and protesters applauded speakers, preachers and poets on Sunday ...

Oct 13, 2014 12:49 AM EDT

Texas voter ID trial opens in U.S. court

A U.S. court in Texas heard arguments on Tuesday in a case over a law requiring voters to present ph...

Sep 02, 2014 11:51 PM EDT