It Sure Sounds Like Hakeem Jeffries Just Tried to Threaten the VA Supreme Court
Amy Curtis | April 24, 2026 10:30 AM
Less than 24 hours after Democrats eked out a narrow win in their Virginia redistricting scheme, a court rightly blocked the new Congressional maps from being enacted, calling the referendum and gerrymandered maps unconstitutional. The court is correct, of course, for a variety of reasons.
But the case will have to go before Virginia's State Supreme Court, which declined to rule on the issue before the vote on April 21. Legal experts said the court did this because if the referendum failed, they would have no need to get involved, and others noted on procedural matters, the Virginia Supreme Court has been relatively sound. That gives those who oppose the maps hope for a favorable ruling.
Are Democrats worried that the Virginia Supreme Court might actually overturn their unconstitutional power grab?
It sure seems House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is concerned, and it also appears as though he's trying to intimidate the Virginia Supreme Court into upholding the map.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/24/hakeem-jeffries-warns-va-supreme-court-n2675004
