In recent days, the justices have sided with Republicans in Alabama and Louisiana who hope to redo their congressional maps to produce more GOP-leaning seats following the court’s voting rights decision.

Virginia GOP leaders urged the Supreme Court to reject Democrats' long-shot effort to reinstate the nullified April 21 redistricting referendum.

The Supreme Court has rejected Virginia’s bid to restore a congressional map that would have given Democrats a chance to pick up four seats in the closely divided House of…