Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in New York City for 2026 elections

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 6:54 PM EST, March 2, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents.

Over the dissent of the court’s three liberal justices, the conservative majority halted the state court ruling that had ordered New York’s redistricting commission to redraw the district held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis that covers Staten Island and a small piece of Brooklyn.

The outcome is a victory for Republicans in a national tug-of-war over redistricting that could determine control of the closely divided House of Representatives. Republicans currently hold a razor-thin majority.

New York Republicans and the Trump administration had sought the high court’s intervention. Qualifying for congressional elections in New York began last week.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-redistricting-new-york-trump-2f5e96aea7c5b652b837ec6b80136281

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This is a hint at what is going to happen to Sect. 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

[wolfie001]

2. 6 christo-fascist pieces of shit bending to the will of the psycho rePUKE party once again

Devoid of all justice and sanity. Waiting for jeebus' return? Any minute now. Fuckers.

[Polybius]

3. This is my district, where Nicole Malliotakis is my Congresswoman

Her statement today:

"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. 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. Whether I serve another term in Congress is a decision for the voters, not Democrat party bosses and their high-priced lawyers."

https://malliotakis.house.gov/media/press-releases/malliotakis-applauds-scotus-ruling-preserving-new-yorks-11th-congressional

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Let's hope the MAGats there sit it out

and any previously uninterested Democrats show up and remove her.

[FBaggins]

5. It's R+10 without redistricting

The blue wave will need to be a tsunami before that one is a pick up