New York state’s top court put an end Thursday to New York City’s effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections.

New York’s top court has struck down a law that would have let noncitizens vote in New York City elections, with the court’s progressive majority overwhelmingly siding with Republicans who challenged the idea.

The Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling that had declared unconstitutional the city’s bid to allow noncitizens to vote.

The convictions brought some measure of resolution to what U.S. officials have described as an unrelenting retaliation effort against Masih Alinejad.

A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad​, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City.