The political boundaries are important because Republicans currently control the House by a slim majority. Virginia is the only one where Democrats have a chance of flipping control of the House and Senate. The high court’s 5-4 decision was perhaps telegraphed by the fact that the justices previously allowed election planning to go forward with the new map. A lower court ruled 2-1 last year that the previous map drawn by lawmakers improperly factored race into drawing 11 of the 100 House districts. House Republicans said they are disappointed by the ruling and criticized the “shadowy organization funded by out-of-state interests” that funded the lawsuit.

Source: thestar June 17, 2019 14:47 UTC