Court upholds Phillips-Staley's Democratic petitions as Lawler suffers defeat in contentious election law case

Justice David Fried rules Lawler's campaign failed to prove enough fraud to invalidate entire petition

Westchester progressive Democrat Effie Phillips-Staley, among five Democratics vying for her party’s nomination in June to run against Rep. Mike Lawler, on Tuesday defeated the two-term incumbent’s bid kick her off the Democratic line.

Acting state Supreme Court Justice David Fried early Wednesday morning ruled that Lawler’s campaign team was unable to p…