Eric Holder Statement on Virginia Supreme Court Overturning Voter-Approved Congressional Map
Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), released the following statement in response to the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the new voter-approved Congressional map, a decision that enables Donald Trump’s gerrymandering crisis:
“The Virginia Supreme Court decision today is a baffling one. The Court—seized with the issue—could have expressed itself BEFORE the vote. Now that the people have spoken, it is hard to understand both the rationale of the Court-permitted process and the reasoning behind the Court’s opinion that silences the majority voice of Virginia voters.
“This is especially troubling given the reality that this nation faces with Republican efforts to steal the 2026 midterm election and given the Virginia Supreme Court’s laudable prior pro-democracy actions in this area.”
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