NAACP asks US Supreme Court to overturn Virginia redistricting decision

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 550

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Advance Project on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse Virginia’s high court ruling striking down the state’s redistricting referendum, arguing the decision nullified the votes of millions of Virginians who approved the measure last month.

The civil rights groups filed an amicus brief nearly a week after the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a lower court ruling …

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