ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Democrats were granted a stay Monday that put a hold on an upstate judge’s decision to strike down recently drawn congressional and legislative maps.
State Appellate Division Associate Justice Stephen Lindley issued a temporary stay allowing the maps to remain in place for the time being. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Thursday.
The interim order comes days after Steuben County Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister determined that the maps, drawn up by the Democrat-led Legislature, violated a 2014 constitutional amendment to end partisan gerrymandering.
