Judge Orders Redraw Of Staten Island Congressional Map
State judge ruled CD-11 diluted Black and Hispanic votes and ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the map by Feb. 6.
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Overview
New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ordered New York's Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw CD-11 by Feb. 6 after finding the map diluted Black and Hispanic voting power, the court opinion said.
Democratic-aligned Elias Law Group, led by Marc Elias, filed the suit alleging the CD-11 lines ignored Staten Island's rising Black and Latino population and showed racially polarized voting, court filings show.
Republican U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis called the lawsuit "a frivolous attempt by Washington Democrats to steal this congressional seat" and said Republicans will appeal the decision, her campaign statement said.
New York has 26 congressional districts and Democrats hold 19 seats while Republicans control seven, making CD-11 one of seven GOP-held districts in the state, state election records and political data show.
Pearlman ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission to produce new congressional lines by Feb. 6 and warned the Legislature could intervene if the commission deadlocks, while Republicans said they will appeal, court records and statements show.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the ruling as part of a broader partisan redistricting battle, emphasizing voting-rights findings and Democratic advantage while downplaying GOP procedural and political objections. Editorial choices — lead placement, national context (references to Trump and California), and highlighted statements from Jeffries and experts — push a corrective-justice narrative over purely partisan strategy.