The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that would have helped Democrats pick up as many as four new seats in Congress, a massive blow to the party’s hopes of evening a mid-decade gerrymandering battle that has been playing out across the country.
The 4-3 opinion, authored by Justice D. Arthur Kelsey, found that the Democratic-controlled legislature violated the requirements to amend the state constitution by approving an initial version when voters were already voting.
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