In a a case of first impression, Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Nassau County challenging the 2023 reconfigured map for the county’s legislative districts, alleging that it amounted to gerrymandering and that the county violated the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act by trying to dilute the votes of Black, Asian and Latino residents.
The plaintiffs brought a subpoena against nonparties Richard Nicolello, who served on the Nassau County Legislature for 28 years and who this year took office as Town Attorney of North Hempstead; and Francis X. Moroney, who was appointed chairmanship of an ad hoc committee directing the redistricting. Nicolello and Moroney moved to quash the subpoenas.
