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Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts
Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts, Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
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- Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districtsPBS News - 2026-05-11T20:08:34+00:00
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