Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest picks for New York’s highest court could play a key role in determining which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 and beyond.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Gov. Kathy Hochul’s latest picks for New York’s highest court could play a key role in deciding whether the state will rip up its congressional district maps and start over — a move that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives in 2024 and beyond.of the state Court of Appeals.
Republicans, however, have suggested Hochul and Democrats are trying to pack the Court of Appeals to get a favorable outcome, knowing the 2022 congressional maps helped tip the balance of the House to Republicans. The GOP now holds 11 seats in New York after it gained four last year, including the Long Island seat now held by embattled Rep. George Santos.
“Our state’s constitution makes it clear that an independent body, with participation from the general public, is charged with drawing maps for congressional districts,” James said in a statement last week as she filed her brief supporting the appeal.Provided The midlevel Appellate Division in Albany is scheduled to hear the Democrats’ appeal next month, after state Supreme Court Justice Peter Lynch dismissed it late last year. If the midlevel court issues a split decision, it would clear the path for the case to go to the Court of Appeals. Otherwise, the attorneys would have to seek the top court’s approval before appealing the case further.
But that doesn’t necessarily give any indication of how Halligan may rule in the redistricting case, he said.
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