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   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 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 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.   
      
   A judge had ruled that the district was drawn in a way that dilutes the   
   power of its Black and Hispanic voters and had ordered the state’s   
   independent redistricting commission to complete a new map.   
      
   The court did not explain its rationale, as is typical in emergency   
   appeals. But Justice Samuel Alito wrote the judge’s ruling under New   
   York’s constitution amounted to “unadorned racial discrimination” in   
   violation of the US constitution.   
      
   Justice Sonia Sotomayor objected to the supreme court’s decision to step   
   into the case now, though she did not defend the ruling that has been   
   challenged.   
      
   “Time and again, this Court has said that federal courts should not   
   meddle with state election laws ahead of an election ... Ignoring every   
   limit on federal courts’ authority, the Court takes the unprecedented   
   step of staying a state trial court’s decision in a redistricting   
   dispute on matters of state law without giving the State’s highest court   
   a chance to act,” Sotomayor wrote, joined by her two liberal colleagues.   
      
   Ed Cox, the New York state Republican chair, praised the order and   
   criticized Kathy Hochul, the governor, and other Democratic leaders for   
   allowing the case to proceed.   
      
   The dispute in New York is part of the redistricting battle that was   
   spurred by Donald Trump when he urged Republicans in Texas to redraw the   
   state’s congressional districts for political gain. Democrats countered   
   with their own gerrymandering in California. More states soon followed.   
      
   The supreme court has allowed the new maps in California and Texas to be   
   used in this year’s elections, even as court challenges continue.   
      
   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/02/supreme-court-new-york-ci   
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