State law mandates counties, cities, towns or school districts with a record of discrimination in New York must seek approval ...
The Court of Appeals says the town of Newburgh cannot mount a constitutional challenge, clearing the way for residents' ...
The Court of Appeals kept in tact a 2022 law that strengthened voting rights of New Yorkers, tailored to prohibit vote ...
Since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965, African Americans have been allowed to vote in elections for the past 60 years. After an oral argument in the Supreme Court that’s disputing a ...
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The Voting Rights Act marks its 60th anniversary as its core provisions are being eroded
60 years after its signing, the Voting Rights Act faces mounting legal threats that could unravel its core protections. Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his ...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to strike down a 2024 congressional map that a group of voters has challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering – that is, ...
Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...
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