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

A NY appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2022 law meant to protect minority voting clout. It had been found unconstitutional ...

The suit, which was filed in March, was one of at least four lawsuits filed under New York's Voting Rights Act.

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 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 ...

In a major decision today, a New York appellate court reversed a trial court decision striking down the New York Voting Rights Act on its face. The court held that the town of Newburgh wouldn’t ...

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

Photos show not only the complete destruction of the car, but how close the flames came to causing even more serious damage ...

A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from ...

A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a lower court's decision that found the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act (NYVRA) violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution. The Second ...