Case Summary

On October 27, 2025, a group of plaintiffs filed a challenge to NY-11 under the New York Constitution alleging the district was unconstitutionally racially gerrymandered. Congresswoman Malliotakis and a group of voters moved to intervene as defendants later the same week.

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Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York - No. 164002-2025

• Petition - 10/27/25
• Order to Show Cause - 10/27/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause Regarding Proposed Intervenor-Respondents Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis' and Individual Voters [...] Motion for Leave to Intervene - 10/31/25
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Proposed Intervenor-Respondents Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis' [...] Motion for Leave to Intervene - 10/31/25
• Letter to the Court from the New York State Board of Elections - 10/31/25
• Order - 10/31/25
• Letter to the Court from Troutman Pepper Locke and [Proposed] Order - 11/13/25
• Letter to the Court from Troutman Pepper Locke and [Proposed] Order - 11/13/25
• Order - 11/13/25
• Order - 11/13/25
• Proposed Stipulation and Order - 11/14/25
• Affirmation in Support of Petitioners' Memorandum of Law in Support of Petitions - 11/17/25
  • Exhibit A & Exhibit B - 11/17/25
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 11/17/25
• Notice of Entry of Order - 11/18/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause - 11/26/25
• Affirmation in Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 11/26/25
  • Exhibits: A, B, C, D, E, F, G
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 11/26/25
• Order to Show Cause - 12/3/25
• Stipulation and Order - 12/2/25
• Notice of Entry - 12/3/25
• Affirmation in Support of Intervenor-Respondents' Response in Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 12/8/25
  • Exhibits: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
• Response in Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 12/8/25
• Opposition to Respondents [...] Motion to Recuse - 12/8/25
• Letter Response to the Motion to Recuse from the New York Attorney General's Office - 12/8/25
• Letter Response to the Order to Show Cause from the New York Attorney General's Office - 12/8/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause Regarding Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss - 12/8/25
• Letter from the New York State Board of Elections - 12/8/25
• Affirmation in Support of Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Petitioners' Motion for Judgment - 12/8/25
  • Exhibits: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss and in Opposition to Petitioners' Motion for Judgment - 12/8/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause - 12/8/25
• Affirmation of Nicholas J. Faso - 12/8/25
  • Exhibits: A, B, C, D
• Memorandum of Law in Opposition to the Petition and in Support of Motion to Dismiss - 12/8/25
• Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 12/10/25
• Letter from Elias Law Group - 12/10/25
• [Proposed] Response to Intervenor-Respondents' Response in Support of Respondents' Motion for Recusal - 12/10/25
• Order to Show Cause Regarding Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss - 12/11/25
• Order to Show Cause - 12/11/25
• Decision and Order on Motion - 12/15/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause - 12/15/25
• Affirmation in Support of Motion [...] of Professors [...] for Leave to Participate as Amici Curiae - 12/15/25
• Proposed Amicus Brief of Professors [...] in Support of Neither Party on the Petition and Motion to Dismiss - 12/15/25
• Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion [...] of Professors [...] for Leave to Participate as Amici Curiae - 12/15/25
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause - 12/16/25
• Affirmation of Perry Grossman in Support of Motion by Order to Show Cause for Leave to File Proposed Brief of Amicus Curiae - 12/16/25
  • Exhibit A
• Notice of Entry - 12/16/25
• Affirmation in Support of Opposition to Motions to Dismiss and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
  • Exhibit A, B, C
• Affirmation in Support of Opposition to Motions to Dismiss and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
  • Exhibit A, B, C
• Affirmation in Support of Opposition to Motions to Dismiss and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
  • Exhibit A, B, C
• Opposition to Respondents' and Intervenors' Motions to Dismiss the Petition and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
• Opposition to Respondents' and Intervenors' Motions to Dismiss the Petition and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
• Opposition to Respondents' and Intervenors' Motions to Dismiss the Petition and Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/18/25
• Decision and Order on Motion - 12/22/25
• Decision and Order on Motion - 12/22/25
• Affirmation in Support of Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss and Opposition to Petitioners' Motion for Judgment - 12/22/25
  • Exhibit A
• Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Intervenor-Respondents' Motion to Dismiss - 12/23/25
• Affirmation in Support of Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/23/25
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• Affirmation in Support of Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/23/25
  • Exhibit A
• Affirmation in Support of Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition - 12/23/25
  • Exhibit A
• Affirmation of Nicholas J. Faso - 12/23/25
  • Exhibit A
• Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss - 12/23/25
• Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion to Dismiss - 12/23/25
• Order to Show Cause - 12/24/25
• Order to Show Cause - 12/26/25
• Court Notice - 12/31/25
• Correspondence to the Court from the NYSBOE - 1/2/26
• Correspondence to the Court from Petitioners - 1/2/26
  • Exhibit A
• Correspondence to the Court from Petitioners - 1/2/26
  • Exhibit A
• Correspondence to the Court from Petitioners - 1/2/26
  • Exhibit A
• Stipulation and Order - 1/4/26
• Correspondence to the Court from Respondents - 1/4/26
  • Exhibit A
• Intervenor-Respondents' Exhibit List - 1/4/26
• Petitioners' Memorandum of Law Regarding Remedy - 1/12/26
• Affirmation of Raymond J. Reilly, III - 1/12/26
• Memorandum of Law Regarding Available Remedies - 1/12/26
• Intervenor-Respondents' Memorandum of Law Regarding the Proper Remedy - 1/12/26
• Intervenor-Respondents' Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - 1/16/26
• Petitioners' Summation Memorandum - 1/16/26
• Respondents' Proposed Findings of Fact - 1/16/26
• Respondents' Proposed Conclusions of Law - 1/16/26
• Brief of Amici Curiae the New York Civil Liberties Union, [et al.] in Support of No Party - 1/20/26
• Amicus Brief of Professors Ruth M. Greenwood and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos in Support of Neither Party on the Petition and Motion to Dismiss - 1/21/26
• Amicus Brief of Professors Ruth M. Greenwood and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos in Support of Neither Party on the Petition and Motion to Dismiss - 1/21/26
• Amicus Brief of Professors Ruth M. Greenwood and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos in Support of Neither Party on the Petition and Motion to Dismiss - 1/21/26
• Decision + Order on Motion - 1/21/26
• Decision + Order on Motion - 1/21/26
• Decision + Order on Motion - 1/21/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• Notice of Entry - 1/26/26
• [Proposed] Order to Show Cause - 1/26/26
• Letter to Justice Pearlman - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A
• Letter to the Clerk of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B
• Letter to the Clerk of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B
• Letter to the Clerk of the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 1/26/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/26/26
  • Exhibit A, Exhibit B
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals - 1/27/26
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals - 1/28/26
• Order to Show Cause - 2/9/26

Appellate Division, First Department - No. 2026-00384

• Notice of Appeal - 1/27/26
• Notice of Appeal - 1/27/26
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York State Court of Appeals - 1/27/26
• Summary Statement on Application for Expedited Service and/or Interim Relief - 1/27/26
• Summary Statement on Application for Expedited Service and/or Interim Relief - 1/27/26
• Summary Statement on Application for Expedited Service and/or Interim Relief - 1/27/26
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York State Court of Appeals - 1/28/26
• Summary Statement on Application for Expedited Service and/or Interim Relief - 1/29/26
• Letter to the Clerk of the New York State Court of Appeals - 1/29/26
• Letter to the Clerk of the Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department- 1/29/26
• Letter to the Clerk of Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 1/30/26
• Letter to the Clerk of Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 2/2/26
• Letter to the Clerk of Court Appellate Division, First Judicial Department - 2/2/26
• Notice of Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief - 2/4/26
• Memorandum of Law for Respondents Hochul, Heastie, Stewart-Cousins & James in Response to Appellants' Motions for a Stay - 2/4/26
• Affirmation of Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky - 2/4/26
• Notice of Motion for Leave to Appear as Amici Curiae - 2/4/26
• Notice of Cross-Motion - 2/4/26
• Affirmation of Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky - 2/5/26
• Memorandum of Law for Respondents Hochul, Heastie, Stewart-Cousins & James in Response to Appellants' Motions for a Stay - 2/5/26
• Reply Affirmation of Bennet J. Moskowitz in Support of Emergency Motion for Interim Stay, Stay, and Leave to Appeal and in Opposition to Cross-Motion to Vacate Stay - 2/6/26
• Appellants-Respondents Reply Memorandum of Law in Further Support of Motion for a Discretionary Stay and Leave to Appeal, and in Opposition to Cross-Motion to Vacate Automatic Stay - 2/6/26
• Notice of Motion - 2/10/26

New York Court of Appeals - No. 2026-00010

• Letter to the Clerk of the New York State Court of Appeals - 1/28/26
• Appellants-Respondents' Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion for a Discretionary Stay - 1/28/26
• Letter from the New York State Court of Appeals - 1/29/26
• Affirmation of Kristen Zebrowski Stavisky - 2/4/26
• Intervenor-Respondents' Letter Brief Regarding Jurisdiction - 2/4/26
• Appellants-Respondents' Letter Brief Regarding Jurisdiction - 2/4/26
• Notice of Cross-Motion - 2/4/26
• Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Appellants' and Intervenor-Appellants' Motions to Stay and in Support of Petitioners'-Appellees' Cross-Motion to Vacate CPLR 5519 Stay Pending Appeal - 2/4/26
• Notice of Submission of Cross-Motion - 2/4/26
• Petitioners' Letter Re Jurisdiction - 2/4/26
• Order - 2/11/26

Supreme Court of the United States - No. 25A__

• Emergency Application for Stay - 2/12/26
• Emergency Application for Interim Stay and Stay Pending Appeal - 2/12/26