Anonymousabout 1 hour ago
The U.S. Supreme Court on May 15, 2026, refused without noted dissent to restore a voter-approved Virginia congressional map that would have shifted four seats toward Democrats, leaving intact a 4-3 Virginia Supreme Court ruling that voided the redistricting referendum on procedural grounds. The decision caps a seven-month legal battle over whether Democratic lawmakers violated Virginia's constitutional requirement of an "intervening election" between legislative approvals of a constitutional amendment, and reshapes the national redistricting landscape ahead of the 2026 midterms.