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

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

This article was originally published in Bolts Magazine. Conservative judges have chipped away at voting rights and put the ...

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

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 NY appeals court on Thursday upheld a 2022 law meant to protect minority voting clout. It had been found unconstitutional by an Orange County judge.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Georgia Asks Federal Appeals Court to Tighten Voting Rights Act ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals ...

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 ...