US EditionJudge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars
Judge finds Staten Island’s 11th District map dilutes Black and Hispanic votes, orders redrawing by Feb. 6, potentially shifting the GOP seat to Democrats, court documents show.
- On Wednesday, New York state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ordered New York's Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the Staten Island-based 11th Congressional District for diluting Black and Hispanic votes.
- The case, filed by an election law firm aligned with the Democratic Party, argued the lines ignored a rise in Staten Island's Black and Latino residents, diluting their voting power, while Republican critics called it an effort to 'game' the district.
- Citing evidence of racially polarized voting, the judge ordered pairing Staten Island with part of southern Manhattan, shifting southern Brooklyn into New York's 10th District represented by Rep. Dan Goldman.
- Republicans are expected to appeal the ruling, which opens a new front in a national gerrymandering battle as both parties vie for control of the U.S. House.
- About a third of states have considered redrawing House districts this year since President Donald Trump urged Republicans, and moving a heavily Democratic portion of the 10th into the 11th could help Democrats flip the seat.
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No redistricting for Staten Island: Leave the current lines in place
Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman should have rejected a ludicrous lawsuit claiming the city’s Staten Island congressional district, held by Republican Nicole Malliotakis, is discriminatory against minority voters and needs to be redrawn. Instead Pearlman blindly accepted the bill of goods offered by the Democrats who concocted this specious case and ordered the 10-member bipartisan state Independent Redistricting Com…
State Judge’s Ruling To Redraw Congressional Map Threatens GOP-Controlled District
A New York state judge ruled the congressional district represented by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) is unconstitutional and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map before the 2026 midterm elections. New York’s 11th Congressional District covers Staten Island and a small section of Brooklyn. Acting New York state Supreme Court Justice...
New York Judge Orders Redrawn House Map, Dems Applaud
New York likely has to draw a new congressional map thanks to a Democrat-appointed judge’s ruling—drawing Democrat applause and Republican outrage over the possibility of Empire State conservatives losing representation in Washington. The ruling could spell trouble for Republican control of seven New York House seats, and be decisive in handing Democrats control of the House. On Wednesday, New York Supreme Court justice Jeffrey Pearlman ordered …
Judge orders new Staten Island congressional map
A state judge ruled that New York's 11th Congressional District is unconstitutional, ordering the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to draw new district lines by February 6, after finding that the current map unfairly dilutes the power of Black and Latino voters.
Judge Orders New York To Begin Redistricting Process
Source: LifestyleVisuals / Getty The nationwide redistricting battle has taken an unexpected turn after a New York judge ordered the state to redraw its only congressional district represented entirely by Republicans. According to AP, Judge Jeffrey Pearlman found that Staten Island’s 11th District dilutes Black and Latino voting power. GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis currently represents the 11th District. The lawsuit was filed by a legal firm asso…
Court chaos: Judge throws out Malliotakis district
A state judge ruled that New York's 11th Congressional District is unconstitutional, ordering the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to draw new district lines by February 6, after finding that the current map unfairly dilutes the power of Black and Latino voters.
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