A Richmond Circuit Court judge threw out a lawsuit from Virginia Democrats who are trying to force Republicans to share control of the state Senate when the new legislature convenes in January.

In a decision released Friday, Judge Beverly Snukals said the court “cannot intervene in the normal operating procedures of the Senate and enjoin one of the highest officials in the commonwealth from performing his constitutional duties.”

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