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Hasty Redistricting of a County Legislature

Robert Timothy Reagan, Margaret S. Williams, Marie Leary, Catherine R. Borden, Jessica L. Snowden, Patricia D. Breen, Jason A. Cantone
September 4, 2023

Boone v. Nassau County Legislature (Joanna Seybert, E.D.N.Y. 2:11-cv-2712)
On the day before a period of collecting ballot-petition signatures for a county-legislature election, voters filed a federal complaint challenging new district lines. The district judge held preliminary-injunction hearings during the following week, but the state high court’s nullification of the district lines mooted the federal case.
Subject: District lines. Topics: Malapportionment; matters for state courts; section 2 discrimination; case assignment; getting on the ballot; class action.

One of many Case Studies in Emergency Election Litigation.

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Tags:
Class Actions | Election Litigation | Case Assignment | Getting on the Ballot | Malapportionment | Matters for State Courts | Section 2 Discrimination | Voting Rights Act | Emergency Proceedings | U.S. District Courts | E.D.N.Y.