Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 6:43 PM EDT, May 15, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of Representatives.

The court’s order is the latest twist in the nation’s mid-decade redistricting competition. It was kicked off last year by President Donald Trump urging Republican-controlled states to redraw their lines and was supercharged by a recent Supreme Court ruling severely weakening the Voting Rights Act that opened up even more winnable seats for the GOP.

In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court’s voting rights decision.

But the Virginia situation was different, stemming from a 4-3 ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that struck down a constitutional amendment that voters narrowly passed just last month.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-virginia-redistricting-democrats-republicans-fdd33b89ac29cf2806f790f9b22ee2e9

[Lovie777]

1. Of course.............

[bluestarone]

2. Fast decisions when they want too

[Jose Garcia]

7. Would you have preferred if they yook a few months yo issue a ruling?

[Indyfan53]

3. Ignore the court!

Republicans ignored their state courts and implemented their maps. Time to fight dirty, Dems! Grow a spine!

[FBaggins]

4. This is the supreme court

Where has anyone ignored federal and state courts and "implemented their maps"?

[oldmanlynn]

6. Lincoln ignored the supreme court.

If i was virginia i would fire the entire supreme court of Virginia. We have to start playing ruthless like republicans before we no longer can.

[FBaggins]

11. He did not

He disagreed with a single federal judge who happened to also be the CJ of the Supreme Court (who was acting as a circuit judge at the time). By the time the court itself ruled on the issue it was moot because Congress (which DID have the power to suspend the writ) had already acted in agreement with the president… the war had ended… and of course Lincoln was dead.

[manicdem]

5. Vote was 9-0 with no dissents nt

[Quiet Em]

8. We don't know the vote count or if there were any dissents

they are not typically included in emergency dockets

this is all that was released

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/051526zr_1a72.pdf

[Bayard]

9. Okay for rethuglicans, not for Dems.

Got it.

[SoFlaBro]

10. Time to stop fucking around with these MAGA fuckstains. Fire that whole shitty assed court of motherfuckers.