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Hayden v. Pataki
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
449 F.3d 305 (2006)
- Written by Kelly Simon, JD
Facts
Under New York law, incarcerated and paroled felons are illegible to participate in elections. Joseph Hayden (plaintiff) sued New York Governor George Pataki (defendant), arguing that New York’s statute preventing currently incarcerated felons and parolees from voting was prohibited by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (the act). Hayden alleged that historical discrimination against Blacks and Latinos within the New York criminal justice system and in the world at large, combined with the state’s felon-disenfranchisement laws, effectively denied and diluted Black and Latino votes in violation of the act. The district court dismissed the case. Hayden appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Cabranes, J.)
Concurrence (Straub, J.)
Concurrence (Walker, C.J.)
Dissent (Parker, J.)
Dissent (Katzmann, J.)
Dissent (Sotomayor, J.)
Dissent (Calabresi, J.)
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