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In a blow to voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday temporarily blocked a New York court order that required the state to redraw its 11th Congressional District.
A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state’s independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents. In a decision Thursday, the court rejected Republicans’ request to pause the lower court’s […]
After a New York court struck down the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents, U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to freeze the decision.
A New York court ruled that the state’s 2024 congressional map illegally diluted the political power of Black and Latino voters*, ordering an immediate redraw that would likely give Democrats another seat in this year’s midterms.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed yet another lawsuit against New Jersey over access to its voter records.
Few could miss that election eight delivered a cascade of victories for our democracy. And while national attention understandably focused on statewide races and high-profile ballot measures, smaller contests carried an outsized impact.
Tuesday was a brutal night for President Donald Trump and his axis of antidemocratic actors — and a huge night for democracy.
A group of Staten Island voters* filed a lawsuit in state court Monday arguing New York’s 2024 congressional map dilutes the voting power of Black and Latino residents in violation of state law. They’re seeking a redraw of New York’s Congressional District 11, which includes all of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn.
The DOJ has now sued eight states to gain access to their private voter data.
Democratic New York lawmakers — including City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday.
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