AP: “A panel of judges has rejected Republican requests to delay an upcoming special legislative session called to draw new congressional boundaries in Virginia. The panel ruled 2-1 Wednesday that it was not going to extend a Sept. 1 deadline to correct a 2012 redistricting plan the court found used race as the predominant factor in drawing boundaries.”

I think there’s a good chance the Republican legislature will not pass a plan, or not pass a plan the Democratic governor will sign, leaving the court to draw the plan itself.