This week- 11th Congressional District Remap Case Awaits U.S. Supreme Court Action; Census Funding Sought in State Budget; State Elections Board Approves Crypto Currency Contributions; Assembly & ...

By Stephen Louis On December 31, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, on his last day in office, appointed a new Charter Revision ...

I n a January 21 decision, Justice Jeffrey Pearlman in the New York County State Supreme Court deemed the 2024 Congressional Map unconstitutional under Article III, Section 4(c)(1) of the New York ...

Following several days of hearings on this congressional district challenge pending before the state supreme court in New York County, four documents were filed with the court on January 12th, ...

On October 27th last year, a complaint was filed in New York County State Supreme Court asking that the state legislature create a new congressional district that includes Black and Latino residents ...

As previously reported in CityLaw, on February 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice sued New York State in U.S. District Court in Albany, seeking a permanent injunction barring further ...

On October 27, a complaint was filed in New York County State Supreme Court asking that the state legislature create a new congressional district to enhance the Black and Latino voting strength of ...

In October, the New York State Court of Appeals unanimously upheld New York’s recently enacted Even Year Elections Law (EYEL) as constitutional, confirming that state lawmakers have the authority to ...

In this case filed recently, plaintiffs are seeking to have the 11th congressional district redrawn to remedy an alleged vote dilution claim. The district now covers Staten Island and a part of ...

Democratic U.S. House Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Members of the New York Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader ...

Following the national attention on the politically-driven re-redistricting taking place in Texas and the legally required remapping in Ohio, New York is often mentioned as one state where the ...