The Virginia Supreme Court denied an effort on Tuesday to resume certification of last week’s referendum to enact a new congressional map friendly to Democrats, as the Old Dominion’s highest court continues to weigh the legality of the vote itself.

Virginia's top court on Tuesday left in place a county judge's order temporarily blocking the state from certifying the results of last week's ​referendum, when voters approved a new Democratic-drawn ...

Voters in the Old Dominion State approved the referendum last Tuesday, allowing Democrats to redraw congressional lines mid-cycle in hopes of flipping four House seats in the November midterms.