"NEW YORK CITY - 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."
Republicans appealed a judge's ruling that threw out the lines of New York City's only GOP-held House seat, citing potential national implications for control of Congress. A judge found U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' Staten Island-Brooklyn district was drawn to dilute Black and Hispanic voters and ordered the 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 and ties into a broader gerrymandering dispute that followed efforts to redraw districts in Republican-controlled states. Republicans appealed to both intermediate and highest state courts. New York's current House map was drawn by Democrats in the Legislature, and the state's delegation is 19 Democrats and 7 Republicans.
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