Appellate Division Requests Amicus Briefs in Congressional Map Challenge; Mount Pleasant VRA Case Settled; State Budget Proposals Include Election Funding; Funding for Census 2030 Adances in Albany; ...

By Stephen Louis When Zohran Mamdani ran for Mayor, one of his leading proposals was the creation of a new Department of Community Safety. His campaign website includes a report setting forth the two ...

On March 5, 2026, New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan spoke at the 202nd CityLaw Breakfast. First Deputy Mayor Fuleihan spoke on “How to Build a Budget.” Dean Anthony W. Crowell and Center ...

With congressional primary campaign petitioning set to get underway, New York’s congressional map remains uncertain. Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis’ request for the U.S. Supreme Court to “stay” the ...

On December 31, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams, on his last day in office, appointed a new Charter Revision Commission (CRC), a body that reviews the New York City Charter and recommends changes to the voters ...

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 ...

Petitioners request that the Court declare the 2024 Congressional map unconstitutional, stop the state respondents from using the 2024 map in the 2026 and future elections, and allow for the state ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Can New York Redraw Its Congressional Districts? As the Texas Legislature begins to meet this week to take up a partisan effort to redraw the state’s congressional map, California Governor Gavin ...