Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.

The state's response to a lawsuit by four black voters shows the wide ramifications of the Supreme Court's recent gerrymandering ruling.

How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.

If Democrats vying for the presidency want to enact any of their proposals, countering recent assaults on voting rights has to be a top priority.

Though liberals could issue a few sighs of relief, the recent term signaled a continued consolidation of conservative power.

In Rucho v. Common Cause, the conservative majority gave its approval to gerrymandering electoral districts to favor entrenched political interests.

New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.

Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.

Georgia's "fetal heartbeat" bill never would have passed if the state legislature truly reflected the voters' political preferences.

Nothing is in greater need of reform than the political system itself.

Republicans in multiple states are using lame-duck sessions to disempower the Democrats who won in last month's blue wave.

Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.

The justices on Monday ensured that warped legislative maps will continue to erode American self-government.

Waves of redistricting have allowed politicians to select their own voters, consolidating one-party power across America—mostly among the GOP.