Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Attempt to Revive Congressional Map

The new ruling leaves intact a Virginia Supreme Court decision that found that the process leading up to the recent referendum suffered from legal defects.
Published: 5/15/2026, 7:13:55 PM EDT
Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Attempt to Revive Congressional Map
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

The U.S. Supreme Court late on May 15 rejected an appeal by Virginia officials who sought to challenge the Virginia Supreme Court’s recent decision to block a congressional map approved by voters that favored Democrats.

The unsigned order in Scott v. McDougle provided no reasons for the decision. No justices dissented.

The Democratic officials had asked the nation’s highest court to block the state supreme court’s ruling.

This is a developing story and will be updated.