"ALBANY - Republicans on Monday appealed a judge's decision to throw out the lines of New York City's only GOP-controlled House seat, a case that could have national reverberations in the fight for control of Congress. The appeal came just days after a judge ruled U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' Staten Island and Brooklyn district was drawn in a way that dilutes the power of its Black and Hispanic voters. The judge ordered the state's Independent Redistricting Commission to complete a new map by Feb. 6."
"The case was filed by an election law firm aligned with the Democratic Party. It came as part of a national gerrymandering fight that started after President Donald Trump pushed to craft new congressional districts in Republican-controlled states such as Texas. Republicans filed appeals to both a mid-level appeals court and to the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals, rejected congressional maps that had been seen as helping Democrats and directed a court-appointed expert to redraw districts. It then threw out those maps before the 2024 congressional elections. It was not immediately clear when the Court of Appeals would take up the most recent case."
Republicans appealed a judge's decision invalidating the lines of New York City's only GOP-held U.S. House seat. A judge found Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' Staten Island and Brooklyn district was drawn in a way that diluted the voting power of Black and Hispanic residents and ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to produce a new map by Feb. 6. The lawsuit was filed by an election law firm aligned with the Democratic Party amid a broader national gerrymandering fight. Republicans appealed to both an intermediate appeals court and the Court of Appeals. Current New York congressional maps were drawn by Democrats after rejecting the bipartisan commission's proposal; the state's House delegation stands at 19 Democrats and seven Republicans.
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