Hansi Lo Wang
Stories
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Judges block Louisiana's congressional map. A Supreme Court appeal is expected
A federal court has blocked Louisiana's new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act.
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Checkboxes for race and ethnicity on government forms will include more choices
New checkboxes for "Middle Eastern or North African" and "Hispanic or Latino" are coming to the U.S. census and federal forms. Advocates say these changes will help enforce civil rights protections.
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Next U.S. census will have new boxes for 'Middle Eastern or North African,' 'Latino'
Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
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Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration
Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.
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A local redistricting battle in a New York City suburb may lead to a national fight
In one of the most segregated U.S. regions — New York's suburbs — voters of color are waging an unprecedented redistricting fight with an emerging tool for protecting voting rights at the local level.
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The Census Bureau is dropping a controversial proposal to change disability statistics
After public outcries, the U.S. Census Bureau says it's no longer moving ahead with proposed survey changes that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the U.S. by about 40%.
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A federal court declines to revisit a ruling that could weaken the Voting Rights Act
A federal appeals court has denied a request to revisit a ruling that threatens to make it harder to enforce a key section of the Voting Rights Act, setting up a potential appeal to the Supreme Court.
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3 novel legal arguments by Republicans that threaten the Voting Rights Act in 2024
Republican state officials are advancing new legal arguments in the courts that threaten to erode the Voting Rights Act's protections against racial discrimination in the election process.
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A controversial Census Bureau proposal could shrink the U.S. disability rate by 40%
The Census Bureau has proposed changing how it produces data about people with disabilities. It could reduce the national rate of disability by about 40%. That's sparked controversy among advocates.
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How the Republican presidential candidates view Jan. 6, democracy and voting issues
Here's where the current notable GOP hopefuls, including Donald Trump, stand on issues of democracy and election integrity.