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19+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1048+ words) By DAVID A. LIEB and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering another major setback to the party in a nationwide battle against Republicans for an edge in this…...

21+ hour, 39+ min ago  (642+ words) Corporate consolidation is forcing newsrooms to shut down, and the very concept of a free press is facing daily attacks. The traditional media model is broken, which is why Huff Post relies on readers like you to survive. Join Huff…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (643+ words) Democrats exploded in fury Friday after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a party-backed redistricting map central to their midterm election strategy, with at least one prominent leftist voice going so far as to call violent revolution "inevitable." In a…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (124+ words) The state's highest court overturned the results of a the voter referendum allowing the legislature to redistrict mid-decade. RICHMOND " The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Friday to overturn the results of April's redistricting referendum, where Virginians voted to adopt a…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (472+ words) WASHINGTON - The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter'approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan, delivering a major setback to the party in a nationwide fight with Republicans for an edge in this year's midterm elections. The court ruled that…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (512+ words) State Senate Minority Leader Ryan Mc Dougle, center, speaks with the media following a hearing on new congressional maps before the state Supreme Court in Richmond, Va. on April 27. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption The Supreme Court of Virginia struck…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (273+ words) The decision is a major victory for Republicans, wiping away a measure approved by voters to allow Democrats to gain as many as four House seats in the midterms. By Campbell Robertson Nick Corasaniti and Reid J. Epstein The Virginia Supreme…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (429+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " The Supreme Court of Virginia struck down a redistricting referendum Friday that voters narrowly approved in a special election, ruling that Democratic lawmakers violated procedural rules when they referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot to create Virginia's…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (134+ words) A divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that commonwealth Democrats unlawfully engineered a referendum on new congressional maps, declaring congressional districts approved by voters last month to be null and void. A divided Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that commonwealth…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1026+ words) James Franklin's top priority on the recruiting trail is to keep the top talent from leaving the state. Ryan Hunt / Getty Imags Chris Whitehead is a five-star prospect who could basically pick any college in the country. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound…...