A lawsuit alleging Nassau County has discriminated against minority homeowners’ tax assessments to the tune of $1.7 billion has been reinstated by a state appeals court, overturning a decision by a Nassau judge.

Not only did the appeals court rule the plaintiffs have legal standing to sue, it also transferred the case to Queens, saying it was unlikely the matter could get an impartial jury in Nassau because the outcome could shake up countywide assessments.

The 4-0 decision favoring minority plaintiffs was handed down Wednesday by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court. The county could ask New York’s top court to overrule and dismiss the case but reversing a unanimous decision isn’t common.

The lawsuit was filed by Wayne Hall, a former mayor of Hempstead Village, and other h

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