On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court granted an injunction in the New York redistricting lawsuit, Malliotakis v Williams, 25A914. By a vote of 6-3, the old boundaries for two U.S. House districts are in effect again. The New York trial and mid-level state courts had changed the boundaries last month within New York City, to comply with the state’s law that makes it possible for racial and ethnic minorities to elect candidates of their choice. Here is the order, with a dissent by the minority.
The Democratic National Convention has chosen the dates of its next presidential convention. The event will be August 7-10.
There is a strong tradition in the United States that the major party that does not hold the presidency always nominates before the other major party. Assuming the tradition lasts, the Republican convention will be later in August. Having both major party conventions as late as August is somewhat unusual. For each of the last two presidential elections, the first major party convention was in July.
This New York Magazine article on the California gubernatorial race explores the relationship between the two leading Republicans in the California gubernatorial race. It points out the hostility between the two campaigns, and then makes the point that it is in the interest of each of them to refrain from attacking the other.
On March 2, a settlement was reached in the 2024 lawsuit Clarke v Newburgh. This has been a lawsuit to overturn Newburgh’s method of electing its five Town Board members. The old method elected all five at-large. Under the settlement, Newburgh will elect them using the type of proportional representation that is called “single transferable vote.” See this explanation of that term.
The lawsuit had been filed in state court, and depended on New York state law that protects representation for racial and ethnic minorities. Newburgh had tried to defend itself by arguing that the state law violated the U.S. Constitution, but that attempt failed in November 2025.
On February 24, three judges of the Kansas State Appeals Court heard arguments in Kansas United Party v Schwab, the lawsuit over whether the Kansas Constitution mandates that two parties have the right to jointly nominate the same candidate. See this story.
