Supreme Court kills Virginia redistricting push
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The Supreme Court denied an emergency effort from Virginia Democrats to revive their chances of redrawing the state's https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/05/08/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-vote-decision" target="_blank">congressional maps before the November midterms.
Why it matters: Virginia's redistricting push is officially dead.
Driving the news: In a https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf" target="_blank">brief order on Friday, the justices declined state Democrats' emergency request to pause the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling — which struck down the voter-approved redistricting plan — to buy time to craft an appeal.
- The justices didn't give a reason for the denial.
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