A lawsuit filed Monday by Democratic lawyers over New York’s congressional map could be seen broadly as an attempt to redraw the lines in a blue state at a time when several red states, pressed by President Donald Trump, are redrawing lines to favor Republicans.

The lawsuit, filed by two Staten Island and two Manhattan residents, claims New York's map illegally dilutes the power of minority voters in the 11th Congressional District, a Brooklyn-Staten Island district. The district's current officeholder, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island), is the lone Republican in the New York City congressional delegation.

The lawsuit says Staten Island’s Black and Latino population has risen from 11% to 30% since 1980 while its white population has fallen from 85% to 56% and the state’s lines "c

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