The Supreme Court on Friday denied an emergency request from Virginia Democrats seeking to revive their efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps before the November midterms.
The justices declined to pause the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling, which invalidated the voter-approved redistricting plan and left Democrats without time to appeal. The high court did not provide a reason for its denial.
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