"The third dagger came on Friday morning, when the Virginia Supreme Court tossed the state's redistricting ballot referendum results because "the legislative process employed to advance this proposal" violated the state constitution. That means that Virginia's existing map, currently split between six Democrats and five Republicans, will stay in place, whereas the struck-down map could have netted Democrats an additional"
A newsletter announces cancellation of future vacations due to a hantavirus outbreak. It reports two California-related political items: John Roberts criticizes views that treat the Supreme Court as political, and taxpayers may fund Donald Trump’s ballroom-congrats. It then describes a reversal in middecade redistricting prospects for House Democrats. Democrats had appeared positioned to net out on top amid California and Virginia gerrymanders, but three developments shift the outlook. Florida passed a new Republican-leaning gerrymander that improves chances to win four seats. The Supreme Court eliminated protections for predominantly minority-held seats in Louisiana v. Callais, leading states to pursue additional GOP seats during primary season. Virginia’s Supreme Court invalidated a redistricting ballot referendum, keeping the current map in place and preventing potential Democratic gains.
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