Democrats have filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a redistricting rule by Virginia’s top court

Virginia asked the US Supreme Court to reinstate a new voter-approved congressional map that was designed to flip four Republican-held House seats in the November election.

Virginia Democrats asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to revive a ​congressional map designed to boost their party’s chances in November’s midterm elections, ‌turning to the court as Republicans — including allies of President Donald Trump — seek to preserve narrow control of Congress.

Democratic officials in Virginia asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a congressional map that would benefit their party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the latest map drawing

Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court on Monday to restore their new congressional map that would give the party up to four House pickup opportunities in the midterms. In an emergency appeal, state officials insisted Virginia’s top court committed “judicial defiance” by blocking the map last week.

Democrats filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable House seats.

Virginia Democrats are asking the United States Supreme Court to override a decision by the state's highest court last week that struck down a voter-approved redistricting ballot measure ahead of the midterm elections.

Virginia Democrats formally requested the US Supreme Court block an order from the state’s highest court invalidating the referendum that cleared the way for aggressive gerrymandering. In a long-shot bid to mitigate their redistricting wounds,