Virginia Supreme Court rejects voter-approved congressional redistricting plan Democrats backed

This decision marks the latest development in the ongoing, nationwide mid-decade redistricting competition

The Supreme Court has supercharged a partisan redistricting fight, giving Republican-led states the go-ahead to draw new maps even after voting in some primaries had already begun.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision and ruling from the Virginia Supreme Court have altered the redistricting outlook, hurting the chance that House control will flip.

Virginia Democrats' redistricting strategy backfired after a court struck down new maps, triggering infighting and costing roughly $70 million in losses.

In a decision that caps a disastrous 10 days for Democrats struggling to offset Republican congressional gerrymanders, a 4-3 majority of the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the constitutional amendment referendum that voters narrowly approved on April 21.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday dealt a blow to Democrats’ hopes of flipping the House this fall, throwing out the redistricting referendum that was set to give Democrats a midterm boost. The Virginia court’s decision invalidates the state’s newly adopted congressional map, which would’ve expanded Democrats’ expected edge from 6-5 to 10-1. The ruling does not erase Democrats’ chances of flipping the House in...

The state’s highest court ordered that an earlier version be used in the November elections after ruling that the legislature’s process for pursuing the new map violated state's constitution

Virginia's Supreme Court has struck down a voter-approved plan to redraw the state's congressional maps to benefit Democrats. It was a major setback for Democrats, as both parties wage a war of mid-decade redistricting. David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joins Amna Nawaz to discuss Friday's ruling and the national context.

The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.

Virginia's redistricting plan has been struck down by the state's highest court, a major blow to Democrats. CBS News' Fin Gómez reports.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned the state's redistricting ballot measure.

State supreme court rules constitutional amendment added to April special election ballot violated procedural requirements

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled against a redistricting push passed by Virginia voters last month. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.

The ruling, which comes after a statewide referendum, kills the probability of Democrats adding four congressional seats.

While voters narrowly approved the amendment on April 21, the court's decision renders that vote null

Virginia's top court blocks redistricting plan, handing Republicans a key win before crucial midterm elections.

Democrats were already reeling from redistricting losses across the South ahead of the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling on Friday.

The finding is a major setback for Democrats in their effort to counter GOP-led redistricting in other states. The measure approved April 21 gave Democrats an edge in four districts.

Voters narrowly approved the amendment April 21, but the court's ruling renders the results of that vote meaningless.

In its 4-3 decision, the court found that the process used to place the amendment on the ballot did not comply with Virginia’s constitutional rules. The post Virginia Supreme Court strikes down voter-backed redistricting plan in blow to Democrats appeared first on MS NOW.

The plan was expected to help Democrats win as many as four additional congressional seats amid an escalating, nationwide battle for control of Congress.