Supreme Court preserves only GOP-held congressional district in New York City for 2026 elections [View all]
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
This is a hint at what is going to happen to Sect. 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
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