redistricting

Friday’s ruling affirms an earlier court decision that invalidated the maps drawn by legislative Democrats after a new and bipartisan redistricting panel could not agree on new lines.

The newly-drawn District 12 map forces two Congressional veterans, Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler, into a fight for survival. Melissa Russo reports.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney called it “unfortunate” that she has to battle Rep. Jerry Nadler, whom she has been friends with for decades, for a seat in Congress this fall after congressional redistricting in New York. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Democrats in New York will face new challenges from Republicans and be drawn into interparty battles under new redistricting maps released late Friday.

A new lawsuit is attempting to throw out new political maps setting the boundaries of New York state Assembly districts, a challenge that comes amid a broader legal battle over the state’s redistricting. The lawsuit filed Sunday by a bipartisan group of political activists contends that the maps draw by the legislature are unconstitutional, a similar claim used in lawsuits to...

After New York’s highest court threw out new congressional district maps drawn by the state Legislature, the task of redrawing them has fallen to a rural judge and a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.

In a stinging defeat to Albany Democrats, the New York Court of Appeals put a court-appointed expert in charge of redrawing district maps after finding that maps drawn by Democrats violated NY’s ban on partisan gerrymandering — putting this year’s election cycle into deep uncertainty. Melissa Russo reports.

It’s a huge decision. And we might be looking at pushing back the congressional and state Senate primary elections to deal with the fallout.

Judges on New York’s highest court peppered attorneys with sharp questions Tuesday as they considered whether to throw out new congressional district maps that Republicans say were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

In a divided 3-2 ruling, the majority found the congressional map was unconstitutional — a decision that, if upheld, would block the use of those district lines for the upcoming midterm elections in November.

Did New York’s Democratic-led Legislature unconstitutionally pass new maps setting congressional district boundaries for the next decade? That’s among the questions before a panel of five appellate judges, who began hearing arguments Wednesday.

A trial court ruling that declared New York’s new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional was temporarily stayed Monday as lawyers prepared to argue before an appeals court.

A judge ruled that the newly drawn district maps are unconstitutional, finding that Democrats were biased when they drew them. Now there are worries that the decision could play into the fast-approaching Democratic primary. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Notices of appeal were filed hours after a judge threw New York’s primary season in turmoil Thursday by ruling the districts were illegally gerrymandered to benefit Democrats

A judge has ordered New York’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to quickly redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts after finding they were unconstitutional.

We’ve all been tempted to sit out an election by convincing ourselves one vote doesn’t matter that much. But the truth is a single-digit number of votes can have a big impact on federal and local policies. NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky looks back at several elections where only a few votes made a big difference.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed off on new maps for the state’s congressional districts that give Democrats a heavy political advantage over Republicans, and that have been criticized by some non-partisan groups.

New York’s legislature voted Wednesday to pass new congressional district maps that will expand Democrats’ influence in New York politics for years to come.

Former New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney sued the Democratic Party’s state chairman on Thursday after being removed from the commission that will draw new legislative districts.

New Jersey’s former Senate president, who lost reelection to a little-known Republican in November, has been booted from the commission charged with redrawing the state’s legislative districts.