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Lede Brief 17h ago

Courts Decide Who Votes — Virginia Tests That Limit

Virginia's Supreme Court moved last month to throw out a voter-approved redistricting referendum, and on Friday, May 8, House Speaker Don Scott and fellow Democrats filed a joint motion asking the court to stay that ruling while they prepare an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to The Hill.

The Founders gave the power to set election rules to legislatures and, ultimately, to the people through their constitutions — not to courts acting after the fact on maps that voters already weighed in on. When courts override ratified referenda on how districts are drawn, the constitutional order gets inverted.

Whoever controls the map controls the republic. That is true whether the party doing it wears red or blue. The oath doesn't have a party registration.

Source: The Hill RedistrictingRuleofLawSupremeCourt
Brief 1d ago

Virginia's Highest Court Holds the Line on Voter-Approved Maps

The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a new congressional map that state voters had approved, handing Republicans a significant win in the 2026 redistricting fight, according to Bloomberg Government reporter Greg Giroux.

The court's ruling halts a map that Democrats had positioned to yield additional U.S. House seats. The decision comes after a year of redistricting battles across the commonwealth that had largely produced stalemate.

The Founders gave Congress — and the states — the power to draw their own maps for a reason: self-government is hard, and the republic demands that hard work be done by those accountable to the people. When courts must referee those battles, it is a sign the political class has not yet learned to do its duty at the table.

Source: Bloomberg Politics RedistrictingSupremeCourt2026Midterms