A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of voter disenfranchisement that prevents minorities from electing representatives of their choice.

Lawsuits under New York’s new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states

A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of voter disenfranchisement that prevents minorities from electing representatives of their choice.