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  "path": "/2026/05/08/repub/supreme-court-of-virginia-strikes-down-redistricting-amendment-keeps-current-maps-in-place/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T15:35:02.000Z",
  "site": "https://floridaphoenix.com",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Politics & Law",
    "Redistricting",
    "Abigail Spanberger",
    "D. Arthur Kelsey",
    "David Richards",
    "Don Scott",
    "Donald trump",
    "Jack C. Hurley",
    "redistricting",
    "Supreme Court of Virginia",
    "Wesley G. Russell Jr."
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  "textContent": "The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after last week’s special election and briefly halted its implementation. State Democrats later said they would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of the United States. […]",
  "title": "Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place"
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