A Virginia circuit court judge blocked the state from implementing a voter-approved congressional redistricting map just one day after voters approved it on April 21, 2026, ruling that the constitutional amendment underlying it was invalid. Virginia's attorney general immediately announced an appeal, and the case is expected to move quickly to the state's Supreme Court, which will decide whether the Democrat-drawn map can take effect before the 2026 elections. The map would have flipped four Republican-held House seats to Democratic control, making this part of a broader national mid-decade redistricting battle initiated by President Trump.