The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the ...

The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Second Department, upheld the constitutionality of New York's Voting ...

The lawsuit was brought by residents of the town of Newburgh who claimed its at-large election system diluted the vote of ...

Former Congressman G.K. Butterfield testified Monday that he performed considerably worse in largely white precincts than he ...

On January 30, 2025, the Appellate Division Second Department handed down a decision regarding the constitutionality of the ...

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NY's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act upheld in court against challenges to its provisions against racially discriminatory vote dilution.

The ruling affirms the law’s prohibition on vote dilution and sends the case back to a lower court to assess whether the Town of Newburgh’s election process violated the NYVRA. James has been a strong ...

A state appellate court on Thursday unanimously reinstated New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2022, a law that prohibits "vote dilution" actions by municipalities. In a ruling penned by ...

The appeals court decision focused on part of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act that prompted lawsuits last year against ...

The appeals court also said the trial-level judge overstepped her authority in November by striking down New York’s Voting Rights Act of 2022 in its entirety. “We are pleased, though not ...

New York can enforce its law banning voter dilution, suppression, intimidation, and obstruction, a Brooklyn appellate court ...