New York Forced to Delay Primary After Court Throws Out Redistricting Lines

The New York State Capitol building in Albany, New York.

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New York’s highest court threw out the Democratic Party-favoring congressional lines on Wednesday and ordered a lower court, with expert assistance, to redraw them.

The Court of Appeals agreed with lower courts that found Democrats violated the state Constitution’s ban on partisan gerrymandering, and failed to follow the proper redistricting procedure. The court also threw out the state Senate maps.