Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters

Virginia Democrats filed an emergency application to the US supreme court on Monday, asking the Republican-dominated body to set aside a state court decision and permit Virginia to use a new map of congressional districts for this years’s midterms that was approved by voters in a referendum last month.

Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters

TL;DR

  • Virginia Democrats filed an emergency application to the US Supreme Court.
  • They are asking the court to set aside a state court decision.
  • The goal is to permit Virginia to use a new congressional district map.
  • This map was approved by voters in a referendum last month.
  • The application is directed at the Republican-dominated Supreme Court.