Appellate Division, First Department Preserves the Legacy of Hon. Constance Baker Motley
A significant figure in the Civil Rights movement and a historic federal judge, Constance Baker Motley remains largely ...
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Midlevel Appellate Court Reinstates New York's Voting Rights Act
A state appellate ... State Supreme Court Justice Maria Vazquez-Doles of Orange County had struck down the law while dismissing the plaintiffs’ lawsuit. The Office of the New York State Attorney ...
New York appeals court upholds voting rights law
A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from ...
Appeals court upholds New York voting rights law, reversing lower court
A New York appeals court on Thursday reversed a ruling from a judge that struck down a state voting rights law designed to protect the political voice of minority groups. The ruling from the Appellate ...
New York's State Voting Rights Law Upheld by Appellate Court (1)
New York can enforce its law banning voter dilution, suppression, intimidation, and obstruction, a Brooklyn appellate court ...
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Lamont nominates Judge Bright to Supreme Court, Judge Wilson to Appellate Court
William H. Bright Jr., 62, of Columbia, who is the chief judge of the Appellate Court, has been tapped as an associate ...
Child Welfare Agency Has No Right to Target Abused Parents, Court Rules
New York City child welfare agencies routinely investigate parents who report being abused, but a state appellate court ruled ...
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New York Voting Rights Act ruled constitutional after court reversal
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, Second Department, upheld the constitutionality of New York’s Voting ...
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New York appeals court reverses decision finding racial minority-focused voting law unconstitutional
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 ...
Schoharie limo operator seeking audience from New York's highest court
Nauman Hussain, serving 5-to-15 years in state prison on 20 counts of manslaughter, has petitioned the Court of Appeals in Albany to hear his case ...
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Appeals court upholds New York voting rights law, reversing lower court
The ruling from the Appellate Division of the state Supreme Court in New York City allows a lawsuit brought by six Black and Hispanic voters against the Town of Newburgh in the Hudson Valley to ...