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- Brooklyn Democratic Party chair Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn advanced rule changes adding dozens of voting members.
- A New York State Supreme Court judge overturned the outgoing members’ vote approving the changes.
- The August 25 vote passed 21-19 with one abstention despite reformer protests.
- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned the move.
- Reformers New Kings Democrats sued, calling the changes an illegal power grab.
