Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to allow use of new congressional map
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Virginia Democrats have filed an urgent request to the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a recently voter-approved congressional district map for the state.
- The Virginia Supreme Court previously ruled that the referendum process approving the map was legally flawed, invalidating the new districts.
- The map was designed to increase Democratic-leaning congressional districts amid national redistricting battles influenced by efforts to favor Republicans.
- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones argued that the state court ignored the voters' will by focusing on procedural technicalities and claimed the decision also violated federal law.
- Although the U.S. Supreme Court typically does not intervene in state law matters, the filing contends the state ruling infringes on federal legal standards.