Some top Virginia Democrats express little hope that the appeal will affect this November's congressional elections and instead will focus on running in existing districts.
Democrats are trying to stoke public opposition to the project as they take aim at legislation to provide nearly $72 billion for the administration's immigration crackdown.
Democratic leaders in Virginia asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to use a congressional map drawn by Democrats and approved by voters that the state Supreme Court had struck down.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said population growth necessitated redistricting Florida's House map. But an overhaul of a majority-Hispanic area sparked a backlash.
