Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid To Restore Voter-Approved Map
One-sentence Supreme Court order left intact a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that invalidated an April voter-approved congressional map.
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Overview
The Supreme Court on Friday denied Virginia Democrats' emergency request to stay the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling that blocked a voter-approved congressional map.
The state Supreme Court found the General Assembly violated the Virginia Constitution by approving the ballot measure on Oct. 31 while early voting had begun before the Nov. 4 general election.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger said the decision nullified the votes of more than three million Virginians, and Attorney General Jay Jones called it a 'profoundly troubling' attack on voting rights.
The Virginia Supreme Court restored 2021 maps that had six Democratic and five Republican seats after the April referendum would have increased Democrats' possible seats to as many as 10 and reduced Republicans to as few as one.
Democrats said the fight is 'far from over,' Attorney General Jay Jones promised to campaign for Democratic candidates, and the underlying case is Don Scott v. Ryan T. McDougle.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this story neutrally, focusing on procedural facts and attributed claims rather than editorializing. Coverage notes the Supreme Court’s unexplained single-sentence denial, quotes AG Jay Jones’s “deeply mistaken” claim (clearly labeled), cites legal experts calling federal intervention a long shot, and explains partisan consequences without loaded language.