After a legal battle spanning more than three years, New York’s top court on Thursday struck down a city law as unconstitutional that would’ve expanded the right to vote in local

New York state’s top court has put an end to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections.

A controversial New York City law that would have allowed noncitizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional, according to a ruling by the state's highest court on Thursday. The 6-1 ruling by the New York Court of Appeals sided with Republicans who challenged the law,