Colorado Supreme Court Blocks Democrat Redistricting Push

congressional delegation. Advertisement The decision marked a major setback in the broader national redistricting war unfolding between Republican- and Democratic-controlled states ahead of the midterms.

Before the ruling, Jeffries had strongly defended the effort and argued that Democrats had a strong legal basis.

Although voters narrowly approved the proposal, the Virginia Supreme Court later blocked it from taking effect, NBC News noted

That statement quickly came back to haunt Democrats after the state’s highest court sided with Republican challengers and blocked the maps from taking effect.