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.

The state law largely prohibits immigration arrests in state and local courthouses. A federal judge said it was not unconstitutional. By Luis Ferré-Sadurní A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank found that if the New York Equal Rights Amendment repealed the judicial age cap, "then a host of laws such as those restricting the ability to drive, work and ...