Virginia redistricting plan blocked as court ruling triggers legal battle

Virginia Supreme Court refuses to back Dem radical ideological redistricting * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Source link The state Supreme Court in Virginia has refused to back, at least immediately, a radical Democrat scheme to redistrict the state’s congressional districts to give 49% of the state’s residents, the Republicans, a whopping 9% of the state’s congressional delegation. The 91% would all go to Democrats, according to their agenda. While the

Virginia Supreme Court Stopped Redistricting Cold

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay One day after the Supreme Court of Virginia (SCOVA) heard oral arguments about the legality of the legislative process used by Democrat lawmakers to get the redistricting referendum to voters. It was previously ruled unconstitutional by the lower court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday ended Attorney General Jay Jones’s efforts to certify the referendum results. The Tuesday order was based on the RNC v. Koski case.…

Virginia Supreme Court Denies Bid to Allow Redistricting Referendum Certification

The Virginia Supreme Court denied a request by the state attorney general to strike a lower court’s ruling that blocked the certification of the state’s redistricting referendum outcome until the legal process concludes. If certified, the redrawn map would favor Democrats in 10 out of 11 of the state’s congressional districts. Currently, the U.S. House makeup from the Old Dominion is six Democrats and five Republicans. Virginia Attorney General …

Virginia redistricting plan blocked as court ruling triggers legal battle

Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with former Attorney General of Virginia Ken Cuccinelli.

GOP’s hope to undo Virginia’s new redistricting power grows after judge halts maps

Supreme Court of Virginia in Richmond, Va. (Photo by Parker Michels-Boyce for The Virginia Mercury)After losing Tuesday’s closely watched redistricting referendum, Virginia Republicans are now shifting their focus to the courts, arguing the legal fight — not the ballot box — will ultimately determine whether the measure stands. That legal fight escalated late Wednesday, when a Tazewell County Circuit Court judge issued a new ruling halting imple…

Court: Map redistricting work in Virginia must stop until justices render decision

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled the redrawing of the state’s congressional redistricting map approved by a referendum vote cannot take place until they make their final ruling. The Attorney General’s Office had filed for a stay in the case so the process could continue but the judges ruled in favor of the motion brought by several parties including the Republican National Committee. There is no timetable for that final Supreme Court decisio…