By MARK SHERMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Courtroom on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the one GOP-held congressional district in New York Metropolis don’t not must be redrawn for the 2026 elections, regardless of a court docket ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents.
The justices halted the state court docket ruling that had ordered New York’s redistricting fee to redraw the district held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis that covers Staten Island and a small piece of Brooklyn.
The end result is a victory for Republicans in a nationwide tug-of-war over redistricting that would decide management of the carefully divided Home of Representatives. Republicans presently maintain a razor-thin majority.
New York Republicans and the Trump administration had sought the excessive court docket’s intervention. Qualifying for congressional elections in New York started final week.
A choose had dominated that the district was drawn in a method that dilutes the ability of its Black and Hispanic voters and had ordered the state’s Unbiased Redistricting Fee to finish a brand new map.
The dispute in New York is a part of the redistricting battle that was spurred by President Donald Trump when he urged Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional districts for political acquire. Democrats countered with their very own gerrymandering in California. Extra states quickly adopted.
The Supreme Courtroom has allowed the brand new maps in California and Texas for use on this 12 months’s elections, whilst court docket challenges proceed.
