Election Law Litigation Deadlines; Brooklyn Democrats’ Leadership Fight Continues in Appellate Division; Webinar on New York Voting Rights Act; Attorney General’s Preclearance Activity; Test Census ...

The Trump administration on Wednesday made public it’s long-expected proposed rule change that would restrict unauthorized immigrants and those in the U.S. without a green card from the 2030 census ...

The Center for New York City and State Law is partnering with the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) to provide a monthly report tracking relevant hearings, votes, and approvals for new housing — ...

As a continuation of last week’s update on the legal challenge to Kings County Democratic Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s effort to change party rules adding dozens of additional voting members to ...

In the June 2026 primaries, reformers led by the New Kings Democrats and the “Brooklyn Can’t Wait” coalition secured 22 out of 42 District Leader seats. The groups lined up behind longtime district ...

The rapid growth of State Voting Rights Acts (“State VRAs”) has become one of the most significant developments in election law over the past decade. In every year since 2018, except for the pandemic ...

Former Mayor Eric Adams appointed the so-called “zombie” NYC Charter Revision Commission on his final day in office, with its main agenda item focused on creating open primaries for city elections. On ...

Former Mayor Eric Adams appointed the so-called “zombie” NYC Charter Revision Commission on his final day in office, with its main agenda focused on open primaries. On May 27, Mayor Mamdani disbanded ...

On October 30, 2025, the New York Republican State Committee filed a federal lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York against the state of New York and Governor Kathy Hochul challenging the state’s ...

The Assembly and Senate approved legislation moving forward a constitutional amendment to reform New York’s redistricting process last week (S.10637/A.11553). If approved again by the new legislature ...