The Supreme Court on Friday tossed out an emergency request from Virginia officials to reinstate a congressional map that would have benefited Democrats on this yr’s midterm election, a broadly anticipated resolution that represented the courtroom’s newest foray right into a nationwide redistricting conflict.
The resolution thwarts Democratic plans to use the new map to choose up as many as 4 further seats within the House of Representatives this yr.
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