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.
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.