Overview
- Manhattan Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled New York’s 11th District unconstitutional for diluting Black and Latino voting power, citing racially polarized voting and a history of discrimination.
- The order bars use of the 2024 congressional map in any election and directs the Independent Redistricting Commission to produce new lines by Feb. 6.
- Plaintiffs, represented by the Elias Law Group and joined by the NAACP New York State Conference, propose pairing Staten Island with parts of Lower Manhattan instead of southern Brooklyn.
- Republicans, including Rep. Nicole Malliotakis and state GOP chair Ed Cox, condemned the ruling and said they will appeal, with some signaling potential challenges up to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- The evenly split commission has a vacancy, raising timing hurdles as any new lines could alter the neighboring NY-10 contest and influence the fight for control of the narrowly divided U.S. House.