A complaint filed in Scranton federal court claims the “at-large” system“ results in Hispanic citizens not having an equal opportunity to participate in the political process.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, alleging that its at-large method of electing city council members violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the voting power of Hispanic citizens.

After a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice againgt ther city of Hazleton, challenging their method od electing city council, the president of the Domin

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pa., challenging the city council’s at-large method of electing members. According to the DOJ, the

A state grant of $1 million will help open the YMCA in Hazleton. Secretary Rick Siger of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development said the funds for Hazleton are part of a

The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, to challenge the

The Justice Department announced yesterday that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton to challenge the city council’s at-large method of election, claiming Hispanic voters have been routinely disenfranchised.

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Hazleton to challenge the city council’s at-large method of election.

Manny Guzman, a Democrat from Reading and vice chairperson of the Pennsylvania Legislative Latino Caucus, said he thinks the lawsuit will improve the political power of Hazleton’s Hispanic ...