New York town sued over Hispanic voter rights
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The U.S. federal government sued the Village of Port Chester, New York, on Friday, saying its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 5--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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About 46,000 people are registered to vote in two states, New York and Florida, a violation of both states' laws that could affect the outcome of the November presidential election, according to an investigation by the Daily News.
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New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Exxon Mobil Corp. to force the cleanup of a decades-old oil spill in New York City.
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PHOENIX, Arizona  - In recent weeks the battle lines in a heated debate in the United States over illegal immigration have been drawn across the sidewalk outside an Arizona furniture store.
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Christine Jennings, the losing candidate in the race to represent Florida&#8217;s 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, has filed a lawsuit charging that e-voting machines in Sarasota County caused her vote total to be undercounted.
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Tribune Co. said yesterday it has been sued by shareholders who are upset by the circulation scandals at Newsday and the Spanish-language paper Hoy.
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Officials in a suburban New York village will not appeal a federal judge's decision to temporarily block its upcoming election after federal officials said the voting method discriminates against Hispanics and violates the Voting Rights Act.
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By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 3--HAZLETON -- Attorneys for the city are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act.
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A civil rights group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday seeking to end what it said was a policy of drugging some immigrants facing deportation proceedings.
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ATLANTA - The town of Hempstead, N.Y., has a message for Gwinnett County administrators: Before you target a student wearing a Hempstead shirt, look at a map.    Terrell Jones, a student in Gwinnett County's Grayson High School, was weeded out of a classroom by a school administrator Monday because he was wearing a shirt that read: "Hempstead, NY 516," a reference to the Long Island town and its telephone area code...
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Black and Latino New Yorkers are far more likely to be stopped and frisked by police and a court should put a stop to this "racial profiling," a rights group said in a lawsuit on Thursday.
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By FRANK ELTMAN  RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - Business owners could soon face fines and even jail time if they hire illegal immigrants in this Long Island community, the latest in one of many efforts by local governments across the country to crack down on undocumented workers.
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Independent gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn sued the Texas secretary of state Wednesday in her attempt to have the nickname &quot;Grandma&quot; listed with her name on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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The lawsuit against the financial services company founded by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg accused the company of discriminating against women.
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Sacramento -- Backers of a ballot initiative that aims to end Native Americans&#39; exclusive hold on the state&#39;s booming casino industry filed suit against Gov.
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A U.S. federal judge halted planned elections in Port Chester, New York, on Friday, after the government said its political system effectively denies Hispanics representation in the local government.