Rose Report: Supreme Court rules on West Virginia redistricting
The Supreme Court decided on January 20th to stay the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in the matter of West Virginia’s new congressional districts, meaning that upcoming congressional elections will be conducted in the new districts created by West Virginia’s legislature following the 2010 Census. While a stay means that the issue will be revisited at a later time, there is a significant chance that the Supreme Court’s ruling will mean an end to questions over the new congressional districts’ legality. In a statement, West Virginia Senate President Jeff Kessler noted that the entire Supreme Court considered the request for a stay, a move that “tells me [him] there’s a significant likelihood that the permanent relief that would be requested would be granted.”