The Supreme Court turned aside Friday an effort from Virginia Democrats to keep alive the commonwealth’s new congressional map, leaving in place the Virginia Supreme Court ruling holding the ballot measure process violated the Constitution.
The one-line, unsigned, unexplained order from the justices declined to pause the state justices’ decision — effectively leaving in place the current Virginia congressional map, where Republicans currently hold five of the 11 House seats.
The Democrats’ preferred map, which was adopted by the now-voided ballot measure, would have allowed Democrats to win as many as 10 seats.
