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Virginia Democrats Ask Supreme Court to Revive Map Using Trump-Backed Theory

Virginia Democrats Ask Supreme Court to Revive Map Using Trump-Backed Theory

The New York Times reports that Virginia Democrats filed an emergency request at the U.S. Supreme Court to restore a voting map, invoking a legal theory previously embraced by Donald Trump and his allies. The bid is part of an intensifying legal struggle over control of the House of Representatives.

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At Supreme Court, Virginia Democrats Pressed Legal Theory Embraced by Trump