The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities.

Now, the Supreme Court, which sliced away a large part of the Voting Rights Act a dozen years ago, could eliminate another key provision and reduce minority representation in Congress, reshaping the H...

Fields’ seat, and what Jones describes as the benefits of having him in Washington, might disappear depending on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a case it will hear Wednesday.