Butts v. City of New York

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

The City of New York appeals from a judgment entered by Judge Brieant (S.D. N.Y.) following a bench trial, declaring that New York Election Law § 6-162 violates both the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1973.1 Judge Brieant’s order permanently enjoined the City from giving effect to § 6-162, more commonly known as the “primary run-off law.” See 614 F.Supp. 1527, 1556. The City argues, first, that the district court clearly erred in finding that § 6-162 was enacted with a…