Hakeem Jeffries Faces Blowback After Virginia Redistricting Defeat

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 were on solid legal footing. “The law is with us in Virginia,” Jeffries previously said while promoting the redistricting plan.