The ongoing legal battle over non-citizen voting rights in New York City has sparked renewed debate over election integrity and the definition of citizenship in U.S. democracy.

If the court upholds a city law, more than 800,000 people would be newly eligible to register in New York City

New York’s top court has been asked to reverse a ruling against a law that would allow noncitizens to vote in New York City municipal elections.

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

New York's highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals, hearing a case at Albany in 2009. Tracy Collins via Wikimedia Commons CC2.0 New York City Democrats are salivating at the prospect that the state’s highest court,