Bill Mahoney is reporting for Politico New York a lawyer representing the state of New York argued May 4, that the cancellation of the state's Democratic presidential primary did not harm candidates, like plaintiff Andrew Yang, who are no longer seeking the party's nomination. Assistant Attorney General Matthew Conrad also said that forcing the state to hold the June election would be dangerous because of the coronavirus pandemic. “The state will be required to deploy thousands of election workers who will be interacting with numerous members of the public in the midst of what is still an unprecedented public health crisis in the nationwide epicenter of that crisis,” Conrad said. “They’re very simply demanding that the lives of New Yorkers be put at risk for the stake of an uncontested election.” Conrad made his argument before the Southern District of New York via an afternoon conference call. Yang filed the case on April 28, alleging the state's action infringes on voters' rights. New York is the first state in the country to cancel its Democratic presidential primary. Democratic commissioner Douglas Kellner called the primary cancellation "a very difficult decision." But he said holding the primary would have been "unnecessary and frivolous" in the age of the COVID-19.  Judge Analisa Torres said Monday she would issue a decision “in due course.” Read the full story at Politico New York.