Supreme Court Bluntly Swats Down Virginia Dems’ Power Grab

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

The Supreme Court on Friday shut down Virginia Democrats’ latest attempt to save a statewide referendum implementing a redrawn congressional map siloing Republicans into one of 11 districts. The unsigned order left in…

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