A decision upholding a New York GOP congressional district could be a prelude to killing the Voting Rights Act.

Sarah Hinger, deputy director of the ACLU Racial Justice Program, walks though how a federal judge's ruling could impact state law.

Video shows the Border Patrol's former "commander-at-large" throwing a gas canister at protesters and observers in ...

Vermont is home to one of the oldest and most cherished forms of local election in the country: town meetings, a day-long ...

When I spoke last December to Dan Gividen, an immigration attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he tried to sum up how his law practice has been transformed over the past year with some ...

Utah Republicans have called for an energy "divorce" from blue states. It's not just about money, but also identity.

The nation’s most prestigious magazine awards announced that Mother Jones is a finalist in two categories—for general excellence and profile writing—and one of the top podcasting awards recognized ...

Leia Larsen is the Utah regional reporter for Grist and The Salt Lake Tribune, where she reports on how climate change is reshaping lives, economies, and ecosystems across the state.