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![Attorney General Merrick B. Garland speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on December 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_12-06-merrick-garland-press-release-400x300.jpg)
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Racist Congressional Maps
The agency says that the new Republican-drawn maps dilute Latinx people’s voting power in the state.
![Activists take part in a voting rights protest in front of the White House on November 17, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1202-voting-rights-p-400x300.jpg)
Redistricting Threatens Decades of Black Voters’ Hard-Fought Victories
Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to push back against the GOP's racist redistricting and voting laws.
![Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin board an elevator after a private meeting between the two of them on Capitol Hill on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1123-sinema-manchin-400x300.jpg)
Georgia GOP Redraws Political Map as Senate Democrats Do Nothing
Republican gerrymandering efforts could shut Democrats out of power for the next decade.
![Ron Johnson during a Senate hearing](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1230157504-400x300.jpg)
Wisconsin GOP Tries to Control State’s Elections in Blatant Power Grab
Republicans want to shred the elections administration system so they can overturn results they don't like.
![Sen. Ted Cruz departs from the Senate Chamber following a vote on November 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1109-ted-cruz-400x300.jpg)
Cruz Proposes Texas Secession If Democrats Pass Voting Rights Reforms
The Supreme Court ruled in 1869 that no state has the right to secede from the Union.
![Rep. Terri Sewell holds a photo of the late Rep. John Lewis at a press event outside of the U.S. Capitol on August 24, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1108-john-lewis-voting-400x300.jpg)
Corporations Donated $164,000 to Anti-Voting Rights Senators Despite Pledges
Corporations like Target, Facebook and Amazon have given tens of thousands to Senate Republicans this year alone.
![Voting Rights and Economic Justice activists prepare to be arrested on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on October 28, 2021, after they tried to gain access to Hart Senate Office Building while protesting.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1108-voting-rights-protest-400x300.jpg)
Democrats’ Failure to Effectively Champion Voting Rights May Cost Them in 2022
This stalemate is one that Democrats can only break by ditching the filibuster.
![The Texas state capitol building with USA and Texas flags](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1105-texas-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Alleging Civil Rights Violations, DOJ Sues Texas Over Restrictive Voting Law
The law makes it harder for people of color, non-English speakers and Texas residents with disabilities to vote.
![Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer conducts a news conference after the Senate Democrats luncheon in the U.S. Capitol on November 2, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1104-chuck-schumer-400x300.jpg)
Schumer Suggests Filibuster Reform After GOP Blocks John Lewis Voting Rights Act
Democrats would need their whole caucus, including Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to agree to change the filibuster.
![Demonstrators are gathered outside of the Texas State Capitol during a voting rights rally on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1233876545-400x300.jpg)
Struggles for Voting Rights Will Shape the Fate of Abortion Access
In places like Ohio, partisan gerrymandering has paved the way for aggressive abortion restrictions.