Teachout celebrates court victory over Cuomo in Brooklyn, pushes for debate
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Zephyr Teachout, Democratic challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, celebrated her latest legal victory over the governor on Monday with a party at the Hollow Nickel on Atlantic Avenue, not far from the courthouse.
Gov. Cuomo had tried to knock Teachout, a Fordham University Law School professor and Fort Greene resident, off the primary ballot by challenging her residency. Judge Edgar Walker ruled on Monday, however, that Gov. Cuomo’s petitioners had not provided “clear and convincing evidence” that Teachout failed to meet the residency requirements.
Gov. Cuomo had earlier challenged her petition signatures, but also lost that battle.
Supporters and passersby shook her hand and posed for photos on the sidewalk outside the pub.