BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Revive Illegally Gerrymandered Congression

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Denies Virginia Democrats’ Bid to Revive Illegally Gerrymandered Congressional Map
by Cristina Laila May. 15, 2026 6:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied Virginia Democrats’ bid to restore the illegally gerrymandered congressional map.

Chief Justice Roberts deferred the case to the full court.

The high court, in an unsigned order, denied the application for a stay and kept the current map in place.

“The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied,” the Supreme Court said in its response.

Last month, the Virginia Supreme Court denied a request from the Democrat Attorney General to pause a lower court order blocking the gerrymander referendum.

Virginia voters previously passed the redistricting referendum that will benefit Democrats and disenfranchise millions of Virginia independents and Republicans.

“The ballot measure gives the Democrat-controlled Virginia legislature — rather than the state’s current nonpartisan commission — temporary redistricting power through the 2030 election. It could have resulted in a 10-1 advantage for Democrats in Virginia’s congressional delegation, up from their current 6-5 edge,” Fox News previously reported.

Last month, the Tazewell Circuit Court ruled the Democrats’ redistricting referendum unconstitutional.

The judge entered an injunction blocking certification of the narrow “Yes” victory and denied Democrats’ request for a stay pending appeal.

The development was announced a couple of weeks ago by former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II, who is leading the Election Transparency Initiative.

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[The_Reader_David]

Exactly as expected.  The SCOTUS has no role in interpreting state constitutions, and can only rule on matters involving them if they involve Federal law (which was not the case here).

[mountaineer]

Governor Abigail Spanberger
@GovernorVA
The Supreme Court of the United States has now joined the Supreme Court of Virginia in choosing to nullify an election and the votes of more than three million Virginians. These Virginians made their voices heard — casting their ballots in good faith to push back against a President who said he’s “entitled” to more seats in Congress before voters go to the polls.
As Governor, I will make sure voters know when and how to cast their votes this year. Because our votes are how we choose the representation we deserve.
8:28 PM · May 15, 2026

Margot Cleveland
@ProfMJCleveland
But Virginians had previously made their voices heard by voting to amend Virginia constitution so that it required passage of proposed constitutional amendments by two different legislative sessions with an election in between. You tried to unconstitutionally nullify that vote.
12:20 AM · May 16, 2026

[Bigun]

Exactly as expected.  The SCOTUS has no role in interpreting state constitutions, and can only rule on matters involving them if they involve Federal law (which was not the case here).