This week- Rep. Malliotakis Appeals Congressional District Map Ruling; NY Daily News Redistricting Explainer Column; Trump Administration Seeks State Voter Files; Governor Hochul Includes Census Funding in State Budget; Gianaris & Walker Seek to Limit Foreign Campaign Contributions; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; February 6 Census Webinar; Around the Nation- Maryland & Virginia
This week- Judge Orders New 11th Congressional District Map; Governor Hochul Includes Census Funding in State Budget; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; New State AG Preclearance Guidebook; Around the Nation- Maryland
This week- Parties Suggest Mapping Remedies to Judge in Congressional challenge; Governor Hochul Supports State Census Action; NY County Election Commissioners Legislative Agenda; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; Around the Nation- California, Virginia
Voting is the foundation stone for political action.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 14, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg spoke at the 201st CityLaw Breakfast. DA Bragg discussed “Advancing Public Safety.” Dean and President of New York Law School Anthony W. Crowell and Professor Ross Sandler, Founding Director of the Center for New York City and State Law, provided opening remarks. This breakfast was sponsored by Con Edison, Verizon, and Greenburg Traurig LLP.
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This week- State Court Hears Expert Reports in Congressional challenge; State Senate To Act on Election Legislation; New Western New York Judicial Districts Face Veto; February 3rd Redistricting CLE; Around the Nation- Missouri
LITIGATION
Congressional Redistricting
Williams et. al v. New York State Board of Elections et. al
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 … <Read More>
By Stephen Louis
As previously reported in CityLaw, on February 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice sued New York State in U.S. District Court in Albany, seeking a permanent injunction barring further implementation of the State’s “Green Light Law,” based on its provisions that limit federal access to information regarding undocumented driver’s license holders. The state law, enacted in 2019, limited access to records by ICE and similar agencies to those with a … <Read More>