Nominee for Justice Kennedy's seat could follow in his footsteps, using the Fourteenth Amendment to further extend the Bill of Rights to the states.

The 15th Amendment was ratified in 1870 and barred states from preventing people from voting on the basis of race, color or a previous condition of servitude.

The 14th Amendment guarantees equality among the citizens of the country. And the 15th Amendment mandates equal opportunity to vote.

Updated on Aug. 1 at 9:03 pm. The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon instructed the parties in a Louisiana redistricting dispute to file new briefs on whether the creation of a second majority-Black ...