Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, said he was stunned by a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down a newly approved, Democratic-drawn congressional redistricting map. The court found the map violated Virginia\u2019s state constitution, despite voters narrowly backing it in a referendum (about 51.7% to 48.3%). Jeffries argued the decision disenfranchised more than three million voters and said Democrats are exploring ways to overturn the ruling.<\/p>\n

The article notes that earlier court challenges to the map had surfaced, and that both a Tazewell County judge and the Virginia Supreme Court declined to allow election certification. Jeffries also criticized Republicans and linked the dispute to broader national voting-rights<\/a> and election legal issues, including a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision (Louisiana v. Callais) that limits how states may consider race when drawing congressional districts<\/a> under Section 2 of the Voting rights Act.<\/p>\n

it reports that Republicans in other states are already redrawing maps in response to the post-Callais legal environment, while Jeffries did not specify what tactics Democrats would use to win in November. <\/p>\n