By Brian Lee | April 27, 2022
Republicans filed a complaint that asserted the legislature's and governor's enactment of the congressional and senate maps was procedurally unconstitutional, and the congressional map is also substantively unconstitutional as drawn with impermissible partisan purpose.
By Brian Lee | April 26, 2022
A lawyer for Republicans—who have so far successfully challenged the Congressional district map approved by the Legislature—said imbalances could be corrected without disrupting the 2022 elections.
By Brad Kutner | April 25, 2022
The use of a state's Bill of Rights as grounds for fair elections was used in the past to expand rights for same-sex couples and equalize education funding after desegregation.
By Brian Lee | April 22, 2022
The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the Fourth Department, ruling on a 3-2 vote, required that the district map be redrawn by April 30.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jerry H. Goldfeder | April 21, 2022
Although the state's laws have been liberalized over the years, there remain picayune requirements to earn a place on the ballot and difficult procedures for removing a candidate's name from it.
By Brian Lee | April 20, 2022
Fourth Department Justice Stephen Lindley, in arguments over New York's congressional redistricting, questioned whether a constitutional amendment calling for a bipartisan process amounted to "mere window dressing," in view of that fact that the measure didn't appear to take away the legislature's sole and exclusive authority to draw maps as they see fit.
By Brian Lee | April 19, 2022
The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, as part of its partial stay of McAllister's March 31 ruling, gave acting Justice Patrick McAllister discretion to hire a special master to draw a new map.
By Brian Lee | April 15, 2022
The lawyer for the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of New York State filed an amicus brief supporting state Republicans.
By Brian Lee | April 14, 2022
If lawmakers move quickly to approve such a measure before May 1, Assembly member Amy Paulin, D-Scarsdale, said the proposal would remove the former lieutenant governor's name from the primary ballot.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By William Josephson | April 14, 2022
Much of the Electoral Count Act is not a mess, and contrary to the editorials and op-eds cited at the beginning of this article, it is not, as a whole, unconstitutional. In fact, the Electoral Count Act of 1887 contains many useful provisions.
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