The Virginia Supreme Court blocked a judge's court order attempting to stop the special election on congressional redistricting. Here's what's next.

Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year's midterm elections.

The three liberal justices joined in a 13-page dissent to assert that the majority had interfered with New York court proceedings in an inappropriate and unorthodox manner that could have far-reaching...