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NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION v. RENSSELAER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

No. 1:19-CV-920.

NEW YORK IMMIGRATION COALITION; COMMON CAUSE/NEW YORK; COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD; CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK; and JENIFER BENN, Plaintiffs v. RENSSELAER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS; JASON SCHOFIELD in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections; STEVEN McLAUGHLIN in his official capacity as Rensselaer County Executive; FRANK MEROLA, in his official capacity as Rensselaer County Clerk; and MICHAEL STAMMEL in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Rensselaer County Legislature, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. New York.

November 25, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 441 Civil Rights: Voting
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New York Immigration Coalition, Common Cause/New York, Community Voices Heard, Citizen Action of New York & Jenifer Benn, Plaintiffs, represented by Benjamin L. Berwick , Protect Democracy, Brenda Wright , Demos, Cameron Oatman Kistler , Protect Democracy, Chiraag Bains , Demos, Emily Miranda Galindo , Demos, Farbod Faraji , Protect Democracy, Jamila Goldkamp Benkato , Protect Democracy, Jonathan Mordecai Moses , Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Sarah F. Rogerson , Albany Law School & Stuart Naifeh , Demos.

Rensselaer County Board of Elections, Jason Schofield, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Rensselaer County Board of Elections, Steven McLaughlin, in his official capacity as Rensselaer County Executive, Frank Merola, in his official capacity as Rensselaer County Clerk & Michael Stammel, in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Rensselaer County Legislature, Defendants, represented by Gregg T. Johnson , Johnson & Laws, LLC, Loraine Clare Jelinek , Johnson & Laws, LLC & April J. Laws , Johnson & Laws, LLC.

Campaign Legal Center, Amicus, represented by Jeremy M. Creelan , Jenner, Block Law Firm - New York Office, Seth Hugh Agata , New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics & Jonathan Diaz , Campaign Legal Center.

MEMORANDUM-DECISION and ORDER

I. INTRODUCTION

On July 18, 2019, Rensselaer County ("Rensselaer" or "the county") announced on Facebook its intention that defendant Rensselaer County Board of Elections ("the Board") would share with United...

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