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The Supreme Court blocked a state order that would have redrawn New York's 11th Congressional District, citing unconstitutional racial discrimination, preserving a key Republican seat for 2026.
- On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay blocking a state-court order to redraw New York's 11th Congressional District, preserving the map for the 2026 midterm elections.
- A Manhattan state Supreme Court judge ordered a new district map after finding it diluted minority voters; Republicans and the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, calling it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
- Justice Samuel Alito concurred, calling the state ruling "unadorned racial discrimination" and urging prompt review, while the unsigned majority order drew a sharp dissent from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
- Timing proved crucial, since qualifying began last week and the candidate filing deadline April 6 narrows the window to implement the map as Republicans seek to influence control of the narrowly divided U.S. House.
- The ruling comes amid a broader mid-decade redistricting fight after California and Texas decisions, with critics warning the U.S. Supreme Court’s intervention breaks its hands-off practice and may spur more emergency appeals.
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Supreme Court attempts to save Nicole Malliotakis's job
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted an attempt to redraw New York's 11th Congressional District, likely ensuring that the city's lone Republican representative, Nicole Malliotakis, will keep her seat through this year's midterm elections.
Supreme Court Hands Major Victory to Republicans in Redistricting Case
The Supreme Court has handed Republicans a significant victory by blocking an effort to redraw Rep. Nicole Malliotakis's (R-NY) Staten Island–based congressional district in a way that would have benefited Democrats ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The post Supreme Court Hands Major Victory to Republicans in Redistricting Case appeared first on Slay News.
Supreme Court Hands GOP Win, Rejects Democrat ‘Racial Discrimination’ Case Targeting Latina Republican
by Andi Shae Napier at CDN - The Supreme Court sided with Republican New York Rep. Nicole Malliotakis on Monday, preventing her district from being gerrymandered to favor Democrats ahead of the midterms. Malliotakis, whose district includes all of Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, urged the high court to block a January state court ruling that she claimed would amount … Click to read the rest HERE-> Supreme Court Hands GOP Win, Rejec…
Supreme Court ruling clears Goldman–Lander showdown for NYC congressional seat
A months-long redistricting battle that had cast a long period of uncertainty over one of New York’s most closely watched Democratic primaries ended Monday, clearing the way for a high-stakes clash between two prominent Jewish candidates in a district that voted heavily for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist and strident critic of Israel. The U.S. Supreme Court halted a lower-court order that would have forced New York to break up a Re…
Supreme Court Rules On New York Redistricting Push - Patriot Newsfeed
In a decision issued over the dissent of the Court’s three liberal justices, the conservative majority halted a lower state court ruling that would have required New York to redraw the boundaries of the 11th Congressional District. The district, represented by Malliotakis, includes Staten Island and a small portion of southern Brooklyn. A New York trial judge had previously ruled that the district lines diluted the voting power of Black and Hisp…
Supreme Court Sides with Republican Malliotakis, Blocks New York Congressional Gerrymander
Let’s be honest, the whole point of American elections is that the game is supposed to be fair. It’s a system built not on the... The post Supreme Court Sides with Republican Malliotakis, Blocks New York Congressional Gerrymander appeared first on Patriot Journal.
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