which former lawyer previously held the seat held by Yuh-Line Niou
Yuh-Line Niou Yuh-Line Niou () is a Taiwanese-American politician. She is a Democratic Party member of the New York State Assembly for the 65th district, the seat previously held by Sheldon Silver. This district which, is heavily Democratic and 40% Asian, includes Chinatown, the Financial District, Battery Park City, and the Lower East Side. Niou is the first Asian-American elected to the State Assembly for this district. Her name is pronounced "you-lean nee-oh" or "you lean new", according to various sources.
Zhang Xuezhong (academic) Zhang Xuezhong (; born 1976) is a Chinese academic of constitutional law and a human rights lawyer. He was a lecturer at the East China University of Political Science and Law from 2001 to 2013. Prior to his dismissal from the institution, he was known for calling for constitutionalism and giving more meaningful effect to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China's guarantees of human rights. In his capacity as a human rights lawyer he has defended members of the New Citizens' Movement.