In the Matter of Establishment of Congressional Districts by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission (086587)

Summary

The New Jersey Supreme Court dismissed the Republican delegation's challenge to the congressional redistricting map, holding that the complaint failed to allege that the adopted map was unlawful and therefore could not grant relief. The Court affirmed that the plaintiffs have standing, that the issue is not a nonjusticiable political question, and that the Chair’s reasoning and alleged conflict of interest do not render the map unlawful. The decision emphasizes the constitutional presumption of legality for redistricting plans and limits judicial review to unlawful maps only.