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Judges cool to legal challenges as Democrats move to redraw Virginia’s maps

Two lawsuits aimed at halting a mid-decade redistricting effort have already been scaled back or dismissed, but Republicans signal they may try again

,   and  Ben Paviour, Virginia Mercury
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The Virginia House of Delegates convened in late October at the state Capitol in Richmond for a special session. Within days, Democrats approved a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting, a move Republicans denounced as unconstitutional and politically motivated just one week before the Nov. 4 election. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

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