New York’s ‘Green Light Law’ Survives Constitutional Challenge

December 24, 2025, 12:37 AM UTC

New York’s “Green Light Law,” restricting the sharing of driver’s records with federal immigration authorities and allowing for driver’s licenses to be issued without inquiring about immigration status, can stand after a district court dismissed a Trump administration challenge Tuesday.

The Trump administration failed to establish New York’s Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act violates the US Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, Judge Anne M. Nardacci said.

“These provisions directly regulate the dissemination of New York State’s DMV information by state officials, and do not directly regulate the federal government,” Nardacci said for the US District Court for the Northern District of ...

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