Virginia Democrats appeal to US Supreme Court to restore redistricting map after state court struck it down
Virginia Democrats filed an emergency appeal with the US Supreme Court on Monday seeking to restore a congressional map approved by voters in April, after the Virginia Supreme Court struck it down 4-3. The state court ruled the Democratic-controlled legislature improperly began the ballot amendment process after early voting had begun. Separately, Democrats discussed a proposal to lower the mandatory judicial retirement age to 54 to force out the current Virginia Supreme Court justices.
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Divergence score
14 outlets covered it, splitting into 13 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
13 camps
3 bias groups
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Reason
New York Times
Washington Examiner
Breitbart
AP News
Daily Wire
PBS NewsHour
CNN
ABC News
The Hill
Reuters
NY Post
Politico
The Federalist
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
New York Times
Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats
neutral legal and political process reporting · neutral
Washington Examiner
Democrats consider plan to wipe conservatives off Virginia Supreme Court: Report
alarm over Democratic court-clearing scheme · negative
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reason+10.0 h
- Daily Wire+24.5 h
- Reuters+27.4 h
- Washington Examiner+29.1 h
- Politico+30.3 h
- Breitbart+31.2 h
- New York Times+35.2 h
- PBS NewsHour+35.5 h
- NY Post+35.8 h
- The Hill+36.0 h
- ABC News+36.1 h
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The split, in one line
Conservative outlets focus on Democrats violating their own constitution and scheming to annihilate a court; mainstream outlets treat it as a legal longshot over proper procedure and frame the court-clearing plan as a circulating idea, not a scheme.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats”T New York Times LEFT
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THE RIGHT
“Democrats Float Dramatic Shakeup That Could Force Out Virginia's Entire Supreme Court”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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“Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive their US House voting map” · AP News, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Reuters, Politico
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TNew York Times Virginia Officials Ask Supreme Court to Restore Voting Map Drawn by Democrats 123d ago CNNCNN Democratic Strategist to Republicans on Redistricting: 'You're cheating.' 124d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Virginia Democrats go to Supreme Court seeking to override redistricting decision 123d ago CENTER5
APAP News Democrats ask the Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts PBSPBS NewsHour Democrats ask Supreme Court to halt a Virginia ruling blocking new congressional districts 123d ago HThe Hill Virginia asks Supreme Court to restore Democrats' congressional map 123d ago RReuters Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to revive their US House voting map 123d ago PPolitico Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map 123d ago RIGHT5
WEWashington Examiner Democrats consider plan to wipe conservatives off Virginia Supreme Court: Report 123d ago BBreitbart Nolte: Virginia Democrat Plan Would Fire Entire Supreme Court over Gerrymander Ruling 123d ago DWDaily Wire Democrats Float Dramatic Shakeup That Could Force Out Virginia's Entire Supreme Court 123d ago NYPNY Post Virginia Dems beg US Supreme Court to pause ruling nixing redistricting referendum 123d ago FThe Federalist Democrats Weaponize Virginia Gerrymandering Loss In Their War On SCOTUS 116d ago 7 tracked claims across 14 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Virginia officials claimed the state court's ruling amounted to 'judicial defiance' of the will of voters
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