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Democrats were dealt a blow in their efforts to minimize Republican redistricting gains around the US when the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday blocked a voter-approved map that would have flipped as many as four GOP-held US House seats in November’s midterm elections.

Virginia Supreme Court Rejects Congress Map in Blow to Democrats

The Virginia Supreme Court barred an aggressive gerrymander of the state’s congressional map, ruling that the Democratic legislature violated the state constitution in the manner it advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to authorize mid-decade redistricting.

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Democrats’ Midterm Math Takes Hit as Court Axes Virginia Map (2)

Democrats were dealt a blow in their efforts to minimize Republican redistricting gains around the US when the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday blocked a voter-approved map that would have flipped as many as four GOP-held US House seats in November’s midterm elections.