Commentators will make what they will of the redistricting Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission case afterlife, as a cacophony of voices from media punditry and legalistic parsing continue to pour forth. In simple terms, Hoffmann, decided on Dec. 12, 2023, replaces the 2022 remedy delivered in Harkenrider v. Hochul, adjudicated on the basis of the failure of the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to do its job and the gerrymandered default plan that the legislature tried to impose.