バージニア州最高裁は金曜日、有権者が承認した選挙区再編計画が州憲法の手続きに違反しているとの判決を下した。4対3の評決により、4月に実施された住民投票は無効となり、同州の現行の選挙区割りは維持される。民主党は2026年の中間選挙に向けて優位性を高めるべく変更を求めていた。
裁判所は、議員らが憲法改正に必要なプロセスに従わなかったと認定した。議員らは期日前投票が既に始まっていた特別会期中に当該案を採決しており、一部の有権者が議員選出時にその問題を検討する機会を奪われていた。アーサー・ケルシー判事は多数意見の中で、この手続き上の違反が住民投票の公正性を損なうものであり、同投票を無効とするべきだと述べた。
Xの保守的なユーザーらは、バージニア州最高裁の判決を民主党による選挙区再編計画に対する憲法上の勝利として称賛した一方、民主党寄りのアカウントからは、有権者の意思を覆し民主主義を損なう決定であるとして不満の声が上がった。また、司法の行き過ぎた関与に対して懐疑的な見方を示すユーザーも見られた。
The Virginia Supreme Court answered this question on pages 7–9 of its opinion (linked below). Under Virginia Supreme Court precedent from 1912, Virginia courts cannot review laws until after the laws are finalized, which in this case was AFTER the referendum.…
— Kimberly Morin (@Conservativeind) 2026年5月9日
Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place - Virginia Mercury
— Resister Sister (@SJrzyGirl) 2026年5月8日
This was the people’s choice
Democracy is dying https://t.co/AfCwBe4VlR
🔴 HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE ENTERED FULL DOOMSDAY MODE AND IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE HOUR.
— VanX (@RussellNeilVx) 2026年5月9日
🚨 The Virginia Supreme Court just OBLITERATED the Democrat redistricting referendum — the deceptive scheme that was supposed to hand them four seats and equalize the gerrymander war.
⛔ The… pic.twitter.com/dsvdKnT1NC
So now it doesn’t even matter if voters vote for it, Courts just say no. Sad what’s this Country became since the Baby Boomer generation. Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan, keeps current maps in place - Virginia Mercury https://t.co/klhMb5SLyQ
— Jean Paul Lavigne (@JPL0575) 2026年5月8日
Virginia Supreme Court just delivered a massive smackdown, striking down Democrats’ controversial redistricting referendum as flat-out unconstitutional. Power grab denied. Constitution upheld.
— The Shift (@andrenftart) 2026年5月8日
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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.
The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a congressional map approved by voters in a recent referendum, ruling it unconstitutional. Democratic leaders have criticized the decision as overturning the will of the people.
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The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a newly drawn congressional map favored by Democrats is unconstitutional, overturning the results of a special election and leaving the state with its previous boundaries.
A recent poll indicates narrow support for a mid-decade redistricting amendment in Virginia, with likely voters backing it 52-47%. The measure aims to redraw congressional maps from a 6-5 Democratic edge to 10-1 in their favor, potentially affecting House control during President Donald Trump's term. Early voting ends April 18, with the ballot decision on April 21.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on April 29, 2026, in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map (SB8) was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, concluding the Voting Rights Act did not require the state to draw an additional majority-Black district. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., called the ruling “a massive and devastating blow,” warning it could accelerate redistricting fights across Southern states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The US Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Callais v. Louisiana, significantly weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act following October 2025 oral arguments. Critics argue the ruling, led by the Republican-appointed majority, invites states to redraw maps entrenching racial disenfranchisement. Republicans expressed satisfaction with the outcome.
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The Supreme Court issued a 6-3 unsigned order Tuesday night permitting Alabama to implement a congressional map that eliminates a district held by a Black Democrat. The decision applies and expands the Court's recent ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson.