Virginia Democratic leaders filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to reinstate a newly drawn congressional map after the Supreme Court of Virginia blocked the plan, according to CBS News. In their filing, state Democrats called the state high court's ruling "judicial defiance of the commonwealth's Constitution," arguing it deprived "voters, candidates, and the Commonwealth of their right to the lawfully enacted congressional districts"; the blocked map would have given Democrats an advantage in 10 of Virginia's 11 House districts, leaving one safe Republican seat.