The stay by an appellate judge puts on hold a lower-court ruling that New York’s newly drawn congressional and legislative districts were unconstitutional.
Tag: Decisions and Verdicts
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Supreme Court Rules Against Police in Malicious Prosecution Case
Plaintiffs need show only that the charges against them were dropped, the majority said, to satisfy a requirement that they had obtained a “favorable termination” of the prosecution.
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California Law Requiring Board Diversity Is Struck Down
In a blow to the state’s efforts to deal with disparities in the workplace, a judge found the law unconstitutional. It’s unclear whether the state will appeal the ruling.
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As Both Parties Gerrymander Furiously, State Courts Block the Way
State judges have been throwing out congressional maps they call partisan gerrymanders, in a sign of the effects of a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that pushed the issue below the federal level.
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Juror’s Error Did Not Affect Ghislaine Maxwell Verdict, Judge Rules
The juror’s statements to the media had clouded the sex-trafficking conviction of Ms. Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein.