A mid-level state appeals court ruled Democrats gerrymandered New York’s new congressional districts to their favor, setting up a pending showdown in the state’s top court that could sway the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The state Appellate Division in Rochester issued a split decision Thursday upholding a lower court’s ruling that threw out the Democrat-drawn congressional districts, finding they violated the state constitution’s ban on drawing district lines to benefit a particular party. But the appeals court reinstated New York’s newly drawn state Senate and Assembly district lines, which the trial court judge had also tossed on procedural grounds.

Now, the New York State Court of Appeals will get to weigh in. The top state court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday, an expedited schedule because New York's primary elections are just two months away.

WNYC Albany reporter Jon Campbell joined host David Furst to discuss the latest. For more, visit Gothamist.com.