The Fifteenth Amendment was the last of three Reconstruction Amendments. The first two were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively. The 15th Amendment was a milestone for civil rights. The amendment ...
The 15th Amendment was written to stop governments from picking winners and losers based on skin color. In Louisiana, that is ...
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Supreme Court Urged to Strike Down Louisiana Map for Racial Gerrymandering Under 15th Amendment
On September 23rd, the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais on behalf of eight Louisiana state legislators, urging the ...
Less than half of the world’s people live in functioning democracies, but we do. We live in a country where we get to vote and where our votes matter. We can celebrate that privilege tomorrow, Feb. 3.
Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics education written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The Fifteenth Amendment was ...
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