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Jeffries Floats Packing Courts After Virginia Redistricting Collapse

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New York Times, sparked conversations among top Democrats about extraordinary measures to potentially sideline or replace members of the Virginia Supreme Court.

According to the report, Jeffries participated in a private call Saturday with Virginia Democratic lawmakers and members of Congress following the court defeat.

Participants reportedly discussed “an unusual gambit to replace the entire state Supreme Court” in hopes of eventually restoring the invalidated congressional map.

The proposal reportedly involved lowering the mandatory retirement age for Virginia Supreme Court justices from 75 to

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