Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats
The justices declined to revive a voter-approved map that could have given Democrats four more House seats, leaving the current districts in place.
- 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 reinstate redistricted maps
The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request from Virginia Democrats to reinstate its new congressional maps, which were approved by voters in an April referendum. Justices, in an order filed Friday, said state officials' request for a stay on the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling blocking the maps was denied, without specifying why. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, decried the decision on X, saying that the nation's highest court …
Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Push To Restore Congressional Map - Real News Now
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s effort to reinstate a congressional redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would improve their chances of gaining seats in the narrowly divided House of Representatives. The decision marks another major development in the nationwide battle over congressional maps that intensified after President Trump encouraged Republican-led states to redraw districts and after recent Supreme Court rulings weake…
SCOTUS Ends Va. Dems' Bid to Restore Voter-Approved Maps
Democrats hoping for a late boost in Virginia's congressional map just hit a wall at the nation's highest court. The US Supreme Court on Friday declined an emergency request from Virginia Democratic lawmakers to restore voter-approved redistricting changes that could have yielded the party as many as four additional House...
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