Filed Date: Oct. 28, 2025
Case Ongoing
Clearinghouse coding complete
[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a challenge to the legality of considering constitutional changes to the congressional redistricting process in the Virginia legislature’s 2025 special session.
Summary Authors
Nathaniel Hsieh (3/13/2026)
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) project
Mid-Decade Redistricting Cases
Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 28, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Ryan T. McDougle – A Virginia State Senator, Republican Minority Leader of the Virginia Senate, and Legislative Commissioner for the Virginia Redistricting Commission residing in Hanover County. William M. Stanley, Jr. – A Virginia State Senator and Legislative Commissioner for the Virginia Redistricting Commission residing in Franklin County. Terry Kilgore – A Delegate to the Virginia House of Delegates, Republican Minority Leader of the House, and member of the House Committee on Rules residing in Scott County. Virginia Trost-Thornton – A citizen member of the Virginia Redistricting Commission residing in Bedford County
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
State
Tazewell Circuit Court
Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia Senate
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Other Dockets:
Virginia state trial court CL25001582-00
Virginia state supreme court Record No. 260127
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Content of Injunction:
Issues
Voting:
Redistricting/district composition
Case Summary of McDougle v. Nardo, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47357/ (last updated 3/13/2026).