Speaker Kirk Cox appeals redistricting case to U.S. Supreme Court
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September 4, 2018
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Speaker Kirk Cox formally appeals redistricting case to United States Supreme Court
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox on Tuesday filed a formal appeal to the United States Supreme Court in his capacity as Intervenor-Defendant in Bethune Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections, after the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia reversed its previous opinion and found 11 House districts unconstitutional.
The Jurisdictional Statement presents six questions to the Supreme Court for review…
Speaker of the House Kirk Cox Responds to Northam’s Call for Special Session
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August 20th, 2018
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Statement of Speaker Kirk Cox on Governor Northam’s call for a Special Session to consider redistricting
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox issued the following statement Monday in response to Governor Ralph Northam’s call for a Special Session of the General Assembly to consider redistricting.
“The House of Delegates will convene as constitutionally-required at Noon on August 30th, though we fully intend to continue to pursue both our request for a stay from the Eastern District Court and our appeal to the United States Supreme Court.
“In July, we asked the Eastern District Court to stay its …