A district judge in Albany, New York, issued an opinion stating that a lawsuit against election officials is based on First Amendment retaliation.

What we found

Context. The January 2026 AP report covers a Staten Island redistricting ruling by Justice Jeffrey Pearlman, which involves voting-district lines and Equal Protection dilution claims, not a First Amendment retaliation opinion about election officials.[1]

Context. The GovInfo filing is a 2004 Northern District of New York case (D'Allessandro v. City of Albany) about a former official's First Amendment retaliation and due process claims, with summary judgment granted for the defendants. It is a different case and involves no election officials.[2]

Context. The remaining sources (Sorrentino v. Tierney, the 2007 Van Allen election-law order, Singer v. Ferro, and Auerbach v. Kinley) involve different parties, years, or subject matter and do not address the claimed September 2026 opinion.[3][4][5][6]

Context. The extracted claim tracks the post's wording faithfully: the post says the Albany judge 'agrees this looks like retaliation' and 'said it in the opinion,' so no extraction addition needs to be flagged.

Sources

6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 4 not rated

1. 1Judge tosses lines of NYC's only Republican House seat ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2. 2[PDF] Case 1:04-cv-00788-GTE-GJD Document 85 Filed 02/26 ... - GovInfogovinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: context
3. 3Sorrentino v. Tierneycourtlistener.com · not rated · cited for: context
4. 4SUMMARY MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER denying 12 Motion for TRO and dismissing complaint. Signed by Judge Gary L. Sharpe on 7/19/07. (wjg, )cases.justia.com · not rated · cited for: context
5. 5SINGER v. FERRO (2013) | FindLawcaselaw.findlaw.com · not rated · cited for: context
6. 6Auerbach v. Kinley, 499 F. Supp. 1329 (N.D.N.Y 1980)supreme.justia.com · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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• The Rob Carson Show · Sep 7, 2026“And it's extraordinary that here we are in Albany, New York, of all places, and a district judge has decided she, you know, she says, "Well, we have to set these election claims aside for the moment... she is really hopping mad about these First Amendment violations, and she agrees this looks like retaliation. She even said it in the opinion.”Post →

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