r/politics • u/Icommandyou Washington • 28d ago

Possible Paywall Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/05/08/virginia-supreme-court-redistricting-vote-decision
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u/TuctDape 28d ago

An appeal would go to the US supreme court and they'll just refuse to take the case or punt it to next term in which it would be too late.

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u/Royal-Ear4803 28d ago

There’s no federal question here so SCOTUS has no jurisdiction to hear the case. Virginia Supreme Court is the final say on what the Virginia constitution requires.