"Am I following the law or am I making the law? I’m an impartial referee but it’s impossible for me to factor out my own emotions," Engoron said in a speech at the City University of New York in 2015.
Republican groups and lawmakers are suing the state of New York and Governor Kathy Hochul (D) over efforts to open absentee voting to all residents without needing an excuse for why they cannot vote in person.
"It is just as unconstitutional – and thus illegal – for the US Government to violate the First Amendment by proxy – through so-called private companies – as if the government directly attacked our free speech."
