A newly filed lawsuit by the Department of Justice argues the way Houston County elects its county commission violates the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965, hurting Black voters' ability to elect ...

during a mass shooting at a family BBQ in the Mayfair neighborhood of Houston on May 4, 2024. DETROIT – The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their ...

The U.S. Justice Department dropped a lawsuit Monday to ... at-large elections in Houston County, Georgia and revisions to Georgia’s election laws that the Biden administration said restrict ...