Two lawsuits that alleged Nassau County's 19-district legislative map violated federal and state ... A second lawsuit was filed in February 2024 by New York Communities for Change and alleged ...

Now, once signed by the Court, a consent decree in New York Communities for Change v. Nassau County will replace that discriminatory map with a politically fair map that includes six districts in ...

“Republican lawmakers drew a map to provide them political advantages while disenfranchising communities of color throughout the county,” New York State and Nassau County Democratic Committee ...

"Partisan gerrymandering litigation is fairly new in New York and is still emerging ... "a tremendous victory for Nassau County." "Republican lawmakers drew a map to provide them political ...

The settlement -- the first of its kind under the New York Municipal Home Rule Law and New York Voting Rights Act -- secures fair maps for Nassau County voters, replacing Nassau County's current ...

A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Nassau County reached a settlement Thursday in which the ...

New York’s Nassau County agreed on Thursday to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Once details are approved by the court, the ...