"Lawyers for New York City's sole Republican member of Congress asked the U.S. Supreme court to intervene in a state court order that would redraw her district and be likely to disadvantage her reelection campaign. U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who represents Staten Island and southern Brooklyn, filed an emergency petition to the Supreme Court Thursday to stop the Manhattan Supreme Court's decision from moving forward. Her attorneys argued that waiting on the state appellate courts could delay the election cycle's Feb. 24 starting deadline."
"In late January, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ruled in favor of four New York City residents who had contested the lines of 11th Congressional District on the grounds they unlawfully dilute the voting power of Black and Latino residents. Malliotakis' petition calls the order a recipe for unconstitutional chaos, with no map in place and uncertainty as to whether nominating petitions can start circulating on February 24, with no end in sight."
Nicole Malliotakis filed an emergency petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a Manhattan Supreme Court order that would redraw New York's 11th Congressional District. A state judge ruled for four residents who argued the current lines dilute Black and Latino voting power. Malliotakis' lawyers contend waiting for state appellate review risks missing the Feb. 24 nominating-petition start and would cause unconstitutional chaos and racial gerrymandering. The petition seeks to preserve the existing district for the upcoming election. Plaintiffs' counsel Aria Branch called the federal appeal premature and said the state courts can resolve the matter.
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