The BROOKLYN BRANCH OF the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, Plaintiff,
v.
Peter S. KOSINSKI, in his official capacity as Co-Chair of the State Board of Elections; Douglas A. Kellner, in his official capacity as Co-Chair of the State Board of Elections; Anthony J. Casale, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the State Board of Elections; Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky, in her official capacity as Co-Executive Director of the State Board of Elections; Simon Shamoun, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Rodney L. Pepe-Souvenir, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Jose Miguel Araujo, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Michael J. Coppotelli, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Gino A. Marmorato, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Jodi Morales, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Keith Sullivan, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; Patricia Anne Taylor, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Board of Elections; and Frederic M. Umane, in his official capacity as President of the New York City Board of Elections, Defendants.
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Signed May 30, 2024.
Signed May 30, 2024.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Abha Khanna, Elias Law Group LLP, Seattle, WA, Alexi Machek Velez, Jyoti Jasrasaria, Lalitha Madduri, Meaghan Elysia Mixon, Richard Alexander Medina, Elias Law Group LLP, Washington, DC, Andrew G. Celli, Emery Celli Brinkerhoff & Abady, LLP, New York, NY, Nairuby L. Beckles, Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, New York, NY, Adam Schuman, Petrillo Klein & Boxer LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff.
Brian Lee Quail, New York State Board of Elections, Albany, NY, Daniel Robert Lecours, Deana DiBenedetto, Harris Beach PLLC, Albany, NY, Elliot Aaron Hallak, Albany, NY, Thomas John Garry, Harris Beach PLLC, Uniondale, NY, for Defendants Peter S. Kosinski, Andrew J. Spano, Anthony J. Casale, Todd D. Valentine, Robert A. Brehm.
Brian Lee Quail, New York State Board of Elections, Albany, NY, Daniel Robert Lecours, Deana DiBenedetto, Harris Beach PLLC, Albany, NY, Douglas A. Kellner, Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman LLP, New York, NY, Elliot Aaron Hallak, Albany, NY, Thomas John Garry, Harris Beach PLLC, Uniondale, NY, for Defendant Douglas A. Kellner.
Stephen Edward Kitzinger, New York City Law Depart. Office of the Corporation Counsel, New York, NY, for Defendants Frederic M. Umane, Miguelina Camilo, Jose Miguel Araujo, Gino A. Marmorato, Michael Michel, Rodney L. Pepe-Souvenir, Simon Shamoun, Patricia Anne Taylor, Tiffany Townsend, John Wm. Zaccone.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:
BACKGROUND1
New York has banned the handing out of food and drink to voters at polling places — often referred to as line warming — for over 100 years. The current iteration of this restriction, enacted...
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