Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The justices left in place a ruling that blocks a map Democrats said could have helped them win four additional House seats.
- The Supreme Court rejected Virginia's bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the House of Representatives.
- The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a constitutional amendment that voters narrowly passed, finding that the Democratic-controlled legislature improperly began the process of placing the amendment on the ballot after early voting had begun.
- The Supreme Court's order is the latest twist in the nation's mid-decade redistricting competition, and it's possible Democrats could use it in election-year messaging about a partisan Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats' Request to Intervene in Gerrymander Scheme
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from Virginia Democrats for the nation's high court to intervene after the Virginia Supreme Court ruled to strike down a gerrymander scheme that would have redrawn the state's congressional map in favor of Democrats. The post Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Request to Intervene in Gerrymander Scheme appeared first on Breitbart.
Supreme Court Rejects Dems – Attempt To Revive Election Map Blocked
Democrats just lost in court again. The Supreme Court rejected their attempt to review their new congressional map. The Supreme Court left in place the ruling of the Virginia Supreme Court. NBC News reported: The Supreme Court on Friday turned away a long-shot effort by Virginia Democrats to revive a new, voter-approved congressional map they...
Supreme Court rejects Virginia Democratic voting map | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House of Representatives from President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
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By John Fritze, CNN. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an emergency request from Virginia officials to reinstate a congressional map that would have benefited Democrats in this year's midterm elections, a widely expected decision that marked the court's latest foray into a national redistricting dispute. The ruling thwarts Democratic plans to use the new map to gain up to four additional seats in the House of Representatives this year. The c…
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