| ALBANY — NYGOP Chair Ed Cox released the following statement: “This evening, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in the NY-11 case. This blatantly political case violated both the New York State and federal constitutions and, as Justice Alito stated, the lower court’s decision was a full-blown racial gerrymander. “The case was a disgrace. Even more disgraceful was the behavior of Governor Hochul, Attorney General James, Speaker Heastie and Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins. Hochul and the legislature enacted the redistricting plan in 2024 after having been first thwarted by our successful case against their partisan gerrymander, which violated the State Constitution. “Instead of defending the law they enacted, Hochul, James, and the legislative leaders supinely allowed this case to move forward using as their instrument a partisan and conflicted Acting Supreme Court Justice. “New Yorkers should know that Kathy Hochul always puts her political interests first and the interests of the citizens of our state last. This case was just another manifestation of her disgraceful and incompetent governance.” ### |
