Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state.

The law was previously struck down by two lower courts that found the measure violated the state's constitution.

A New York appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling striking down a state law that prohibits local governments from setting restrictions that could suppress people's voting rights because of their race.

New York's highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals, hearing a case at Albany in 2009. Tracy Collins via Wikimedia Commons CC2.0