UMVA has learned that the United States Supreme Court has slammed the door on Virginia Democrats' bid to revive an illegally gerrymandered congressional map.
Chief Justice Roberts pushed the case into the full court, and in a terse, unsigned order the justices denied a stay, leaving the contested map frozen in place.
The drama began weeks earlier when Virginia’s highest court rejected a frantic request from the Democratic Attorney General to pause a lower‑court order that had blocked a controversial redistricting referendum.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the referendum—approved by voters—handed temporary redistricting power to the Democrat‑controlled legislature through the 2030 election, a shift that could have tipped the congressional delegation to a staggering 10‑1 advantage.
Yet the tide turned when the Tazewell Circuit Court declared the referendum unconstitutional, slamming an injunction on its certification and refusing a stay that would have kept the measure alive during appeal.
Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, now spearheading the Election Transparency Initiative, announced the court’s decisive ruling and warned that a final order will cement the blockade.
With both the U.S. Supreme Court and Virginia’s Supreme Court delivering decisive blows, the Democratic gerrymander effort has been extinguished, preserving the current congressional map for now.
