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Supreme Court agrees to hear Virginia redistricting case

By Melissa Quinn
Published November 13, 2018 3:47pm ET
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Virginia redistricting case
Sara Fitzgerald, left, and Michael Martin, both with the group One Virginia, protest gerrymandering in front of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Washington where the court will hear arguments on a gerrymandering case. The Supreme Court is taking up its second big partisan redistricting case of the term amid signs the justices could place limits on drawing maps for political gain. | (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear for the second time arguments in a redistricting dispute over nearly a dozen Virginia state legislative districts.

The court announced Tuesday it will take up an appeal from Virginia Republicans in the case involving 11 Virginia House of Delegates districts. The districts were struck down by a divided lower court earlier this year as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.

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