US EditionVirginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
Justices will weigh whether to halt new congressional lines after voters backed the plan by a 2-to-1 margin, lawyers said.
- The Virginia Supreme Court convenes Monday to hear oral arguments in Republican challenges to the redistricting referendum voters narrowly approved last week, which could determine whether a new congressional map takes effect.
- Republican National Committee lawsuits allege the Democrat-controlled General Assembly exceeded its authority by failing to provide the required 90-day notice period before placing the constitutional amendment on the ballot.
- Last Wednesday, Tazewell Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. declared the ballot language unconstitutional and blocked certification, but the Supreme Court stayed his injunction, allowing the April 21 referendum to proceed pending review.
- Attorney General Jay Jones is defending the referendum, arguing a pause preserves both sides' arguments while the court determines whether the new congressional map stands and potentially shifts U.S. House seats.
- Virginia Democrats celebrate the narrow 51%-49% victory as the will of voters, yet a definitive court decision is critical before the May 26 candidate filing deadline for November midterm elections.
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Redistricting case puts at least two Virginia Supreme Court justices in awkward spot: They will soon be up for reappointment.
When Republican lawyers present their arguments to the Virginia Supreme Court today for why the court should overturn the recent referendum on redistricting, they will face an unusual audience: All seven justices owe their job to the General Assembly that put the referendum on the ballot. Those justices don’t owe their position to this particular set of legislators now serving, but if they wish to be reappointed when their terms expire, they wil…
Virginia Court Rejects GOP Bid to Block Voter-Approved Democratic Map
A Virginia judge just handed Democrats a key win in the ongoing redistricting fight—refusing to block a newly approved congressional map that could reshape the state’s political landscape. The ruling came from a Richmond circuit court, which declined a request from Republicans to halt the map’s implementation after Virginia voters signed off on it in a statewide special election just last week. The lawsuit, backed by the Republican National Comm…
“Another defeat for the GOP”; “Richmond Circuit Court rules for Dems in redistricting case related to compactness”
Cross posted from Blue Virginia; on a related note, see here for video of Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) talking earlier today about how a VA Supreme Court…
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