So
what exactly happened? First, the bipartisan committee established by
voters in 2014 failed to come to an agreement on the maps. So, the Democrat-controlled
state legislature created and approved the new ones. Republicans promptly filed
a lawsuit claiming the process was unconstitutional and gerrymandered in favor
of Democrats.
After
moving through the courts, the state Court of Appeals ultimately declared the
congressional and state Senate maps void.
News 12’s Kurt Semder and guests
breakdown where redistricting in New York goes from here.