Civic term
Voting Rights Act
What it means
Federal law barring any voting practice or procedure that denies or abridges the right to vote on account of race, colour, or membership in a language minority group. Section 2 applies nationwide and is enforced through litigation.
Definition drawn from law.cornell.edu · last verified 2026-08-18
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How it's being covered
237 stories in Sift's index, from 33 outlets.
Filed 2026-04-01 — 2026-09-25.
Counts stories whose headline or summary uses the term, plus stories where Sift's own reading notes flagged it — many pieces turn on a term they never spell out in the headline.
Across the spectrum
- Left123 stories
- Center80 stories
- Right19 stories
Positions are AllSides' published ratings, shown for the outlets that filed these stories. 15 stories are counted in the total above but not placed here — either the outlet has no published rating, or Sift has not yet matched the name it files under to a dossier.
Who's covering it
- The HillCenter 48
- The GuardianLean Left 38
- CBS NewsLean Left 22
- The New York TimesLean Left 16
- SlateLeft 13
- PBS NewsHourCenter 10
- NPRCenter 9
- The Washington PostLean Left 9
- Washington ExaminerLean Right 8
- AxiosCenter 7
- PoliticoLean Left 5
- The AtlanticLean Left 5
- VoxLeft 5
- ABC NewsLean Left 4
- The Dispatch4
- Al JazeeraLean Left 3
- Fox NewsLean Right 3
- RealClearPolitics3
- The Conversation3
- The Washington TimesLean Right 3
- CNBCCenter 2
- New York PostRight 2
- ReasonLean Right 2
- ReutersCenter 2
- Rolling Stone2
- The InterceptLeft 2
- Bloomberg NewsCenter 1
- CleanTechnica1
- France 241
- Roll Call1
- The Daily WireRight 1
- The VergeLean Left 1
- WIRED1
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