The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map.
Monday’s oral arguments, stemming from a challenge brought by Republican Virginia Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle and other Republican officials, could determine the fate of a voter-approved map that could lead to Democrats in as many as 10 of the 11 congressional seats.
The scheduling announcement came the day after Judge Jack Hurley Jr. of the state Circuit Court of Tazewell County blocked the certification of the referendum following a hearing Wednesday in one of the lawsuits challenging the map.
