Up-and-down progress of voting rights in America has been shaped by these 10 key moments

By: Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 1, 2026

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By Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the U.S. Supreme Court has been busy with voting rights cases.

In mid-September, the court barred the Trump administration from carrying out its proposed restrictions on mail-in voting for the midterm elections.

In late September, the court ruled that the Trump administration could continue with a plan for various federal agencies to use a …

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