Andrew Yang Sues New York for Canceling Democratic Primary

Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang and a group of candidates seeking to represent him at the party’s national convention sued New York for canceling its presidential primary, saying the move tramples on the voting rights of millions of the state’s residents.

New York said on Monday it wouldn’t hold the June 23 Democratic presidential primary because none of the races on the ballot are contested, having earlier postponed the election from April. Yang and the others asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the state from canceling the election and to reinstate the vote.

New York was the first ...