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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Spring Valley Branch et al v. East Ramapo Central School District et al
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March 05, 2021
Judge Says School District 'Greatly Overpaid' Morgan Lewis
A New York federal judge awarded millions of dollars in attorney fees Friday to the NAACP after a Hudson Valley school district was found to be blocking minority voters' preferred candidates from the school board, while criticizing how much the school district paid its counsel at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP.
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January 06, 2021
2nd Circ. OKs NAACP's NY School District Voting Rights Win
The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the NAACP's win in a bench trial over a Hudson Valley school district's effective block of Black and Latino voters' preferred candidates from the school board, supporting the finding that the district violated the Voting Rights Act.
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May 26, 2020
NAACP Wins NY School District Voting Rights Trial
A New York federal judge ruled Monday that a Hudson Valley school district violated the Voting Rights Act by effectively blocking black and Latino voters' preferred candidates from the school board, ordering a halt to the practice of allowing every voter to cast a vote for every board seat.