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Federal court orders Virginia to adopt redrawn House of Delegates map
From the Richmond times-Dispatch
Federal court orders Virginia to adopt redrawn House of Delegates map
By GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch Feb 14, 2019
A federal court gave final approval Thursday to the redrawn Virginia House of Delegates map that a court-appointed expert created to resolve the state’s long-running racial gerrymandering case.
In a 2-1 opinion, judges for the Richmond-based Eastern District of Virginia ordered the state to adopt the map created by University of California-Irvine political science professor Bernard Grofman. The map could boost Democrats’ chances of taking control of the House later this year by tilting six GOP-held districts toward Democrats and imperiling the re-election campaigns of two top Republicans.
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“Nothing in the record suggests that Dr. Grofman acted with animus toward any incumbents, or toward any party,” the judges wrote. “We credit Dr. Grofman’s contention that he constructed his proposals without regard to partisan outcome in the non-challenged districts, and that he treated all incumbents equally.”
Republicans are appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on March 18. But the GOP was continuing to fight the case in the lower court. Thursday’s order means that battle is now over, and Virginia election officials now have official orders to use the court’s map for the upcoming General Assembly primaries.
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By GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch Feb 14, 2019
A federal court gave final approval Thursday to the redrawn Virginia House of Delegates map that a court-appointed expert created to resolve the state’s long-running racial gerrymandering case.
In a 2-1 opinion, judges for the Richmond-based Eastern District of Virginia ordered the state to adopt the map created by University of California-Irvine political science professor Bernard Grofman. The map could boost Democrats’ chances of taking control of the House later this year by tilting six GOP-held districts toward Democrats and imperiling the re-election campaigns of two top Republicans.
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“Nothing in the record suggests that Dr. Grofman acted with animus toward any incumbents, or toward any party,” the judges wrote. “We credit Dr. Grofman’s contention that he constructed his proposals without regard to partisan outcome in the non-challenged districts, and that he treated all incumbents equally.”
Republicans are appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear arguments on March 18. But the GOP was continuing to fight the case in the lower court. Thursday’s order means that battle is now over, and Virginia election officials now have official orders to use the court’s map for the upcoming General Assembly primaries.
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https://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/federal-court-orders-virginia-to-adopt-redrawn-house-of-delegates/article_27d92130-87f8-5dad-be82-8ca76698792d.html
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Thanks for the good news, Yonnie3! 
