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January 17, 2023
Commentary: On voting protections, New York has more work to do
By Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. and Joanna Zdanys, Esq. Times Union Op Ed | Jan 16, 2023 Online Link: Commentary: On voting protections, New York has more work to do […]
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December 24, 2022
CLSJ Urges NY Senate to Reject Nomination of Justice Hector LaSalle for Chief Judge Of New York
“NEW YORK, NY – Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced her nomination of Justice Hector LaSalle as New York’s next Chief Judge. In response, Lurie Daniel-Favors, Esq Executive Director of […]
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March 25, 2022
New York Voting Rights Consortium Endorses the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act
646-549-1130 / idawson@clsj.org New York Voting Rights Consortium Endorses the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act Today, the New York Voting Rights Consortium, a non-partisan group of civil rights organizations, […]
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January 29, 2022
Amid Federal Inaction, New York Democrats Look to Advance State Voting Rights Act
January 24, 2022 | by Ethan Geringer-Sameth, reporter, Gotham Gazette State Senator Zellnor Myrie of Brooklyn (photo: NY Senate) With the failure of federal voting rights legislation this month in […]
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January 27, 2022
Op Ed: Time for a New Approach to Redistricting: Embrace the Unity Maps
By Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq. Daily News Op Ed | Jan 26, 2022 at 5:00 am (PDF Version: Op Ed – Time for a New Approach to Redistricting: Embrace the […]
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January 13, 2022
Brooklyn Neighborhood at the Center of Redistricting Battle
BKreader.com by ANNA BRADLEY-SMITH January 12, 2022 The state’s Independent Redistricting Commission has been told to go back to the drawing board after failing to agree on how to divide […]
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January 11, 2022
Press Statement: Unity Coalition Applauds NYS Legislature’s Rejection of IRC Plans and Calls for Full Adoption of Unity Map For NYC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS STATEMENT January 11, 2022 Contacts: Sarai Bejarano⏐Manager of Traditional & Digital Media⏐LJ⏐212.739.7581⏐sbejarano@latinojustice.org Imani Dawson⏐Communications & Media⏐CLSJ⏐646.389.9520⏐ idawson@clsj.org Stuart Sia ⏐Communications Director⏐ AALDEF⏐ 212.966.5932 ext. 203⏐ssia@aaldef.org Unity […]
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December 21, 2021
Divided Redistricting Commission Stalemates, Sends Dueling Lines to Legislature
By Clifford Michel, THE CITY This article was originally published on Jan 3 at 9:09pm EST by THE CITY The New York State Capitol Building in Albany. | Ben Fractenberg/THE […]
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