The Court of Appeals kept in tact a 2022 law that strengthened voting rights of New Yorkers, tailored to prohibit vote dilution of historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities. The Empire ...

A push in New York to boost minority voting clout in local elections has cleared a big hurdle with the top court upholding a state law that enables Black and Hispanic voters to sue for voting changes.

ALBANY — New York’s highest court has rejected an effort by the town of Newburgh to strike down a key section of the state’s voting rights law, which will allow a lawsuit that accuses the town of ...