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.

At the end of April, Virginians narrowly voted to approve a new congressional map that would potentially give Democrats the edge to flip four seats from red to blue.

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