"Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman found in January that the boundaries of New York's 11th Congressional District unlawfully dilute the voting power of Black and Latino residents, who make up roughly 30% of Staten Island's population. He ordered the district be redrawn by early February so the new district lines would be in effect for the midterm elections later this year."
"Writing for the majority on the high court in its ruling late Monday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Pearlman's ruling - which included an order for New York's Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw congressional district lines to tip the scales back toward Black and Latino votes - amounted to "unadorned racial discrimination.""
"U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for the dissent that SCOTUS has consistently held that "federal courts should not meddle with state election laws ahead of an election." "Today, the Court says: except for this one, except for this one, and except for this one," Sotomayor wrote."
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling pausing a Manhattan judge's order requiring reconfiguration of New York's 11th Congressional District. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman had found the district's boundaries unlawfully dilute voting power of Black and Latino residents comprising roughly 30% of Staten Island's population. He ordered redrawing by early February for midterm elections. Malliotakis and election officials sought to pause this order. The First Department declined, but the Supreme Court intervened. Justice Samuel Alito's majority opinion characterized the lower court's ruling as "unadorned racial discrimination." Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent argued federal courts should not meddle with state election laws before elections. Malliotakis celebrated the ruling, calling the legal challenge meritless.
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