Virginia Court Blocks Gerrymandering Push, Case Moves On

Virginia Supreme Court Leaves In Place Circuit Court Decision To Block Gerrymandering - CDM - Human Reporters • Not Machines

This case could be the deciding factor in who controls the U.S. House in November

CDM

By John Mills

It is not over yet, but an important decision today from the Virginia Supreme Court.

The Virginia Attorney General, Jay Jones, the same one who texted about his fantasies to kill a political opponent and his two children, was rejected in his petition to start re-districting the state to eliminate four GOP seats and convert Virginia into 10 Democrat House seats and one GOP district.

The Virginia Supreme Court would allow the injunction to stay in place while multiple court cases are heard.

“As Republican state Del. Wren Williams said, “One sentence. No dissent. No partial relief.”

While the court did not rule on the merits of the case, the denial of the motion means the Tazewell ruling in Republican National Committee v. Koski will remain in effect while the court considers the several cases challenging the gerrymandering referendum that are making their ways through the judicial system…