Supreme Court Blocks Redraw Of NYC's Lone GOP Congressional District: What To Know

NEW YORK CITY — The Supreme Court on Monday blocked a lower court's ruling that would have redrawn New York City's only Republican congressional district.

The decision means that the congressional district will remain in place for this year's midterm elections.

The high court sided with Rep. Nicole Malliotakis who had appealed a state judge's ruling that said the 11th Congressional District's current boundaries unlawfully dilute the voting power of Black and Latino voters in Staten Island.

The 11th Congressional District currently includes Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn. Candidate filing deadline in New York is April 6.

Before the appeal, the state's Independent Redistricting Commission would've had until Feb. 6 to draw a new district.

The initial ruling by a state judge in January came after a lawsuit was filed by the Elias Law Group, and voters from Staten Island and Lower Manhattan who have argued they've been disenfranchised.

The NAACP New York State Conference also joined the case.

Plaintiffs in the case have proposed extending the 11th district into Lower Manhattan and keep the entirety of Staten Island. The southern Brooklyn portion would then be transferred to New York’s 10th District, currently represented by Democrat Dan Goldman.

Malliotakis was elected to the 11th Congressional District in 2020 after defeating Democrat Max Rose.