Supreme Court sides with New York Republican in congressional redistricting fight
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Republican representative from New York challenging a congressional redistricting effort in a decision she said "helps restore the public’s confidence in our...
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Republican representative from New York challenging a congressional redistricting effort in a decision she said "helps restore the public’s confidence in our judicial system." Over the dissent of the court's three liberal justices, the conservative majority halted a state court ruling that had ordered New York's redistricting commission to redraw the district held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., that covers Staten Island and a small piece of Brooklyn. A judge had ruled that the district was drawn in a way that dilutes the power of its Black and Hispanic voters and had instructed the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to complete a new map. "Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to keep New York’s 11th Congressional District intact helps restore the public’s confidence in our judicial system and proves the challenge to our district lines was always meritless. The plaintiffs in this case attempted to manipulate our state’s courts to use race as a weapon to rig our elections," Malliotakis said in a statement. "That was wrong and, as demonstrated by today’s ruling, clearly unconstitutional." "Unfortunately, the politicization of New York’s courts and its judges necessitated action from the nation’s highest court. I thank the Justices who stopped the voters on Staten Island and in Southern Brooklyn from being stripped of their ability to elect a representative who reflects their values," she added. "Whether I serve another term in Congress is a decision for the voters, not Democrat party bosses and their high-priced lawyers." THIS CRUCIAL STATE IS THE LATEST BATTLEGROUND IN REDISTRICTING WAR BETWEEN TRUMP AND DEMOCRATS In October 2025, New York voters sued state election officials in the Supreme Court of New York, the state’s trial court, to challenge the district’s lines. Malliotakis intervened to defend the current map. A law firm affiliated with Democrats had argued that the Staten Island district should be res…