A Richmond judge has ruled that an anti-gerrymandering lawsuit is free to move forward. The suit centers on whether several legislative districts drawn in 2011 meet required compactness standards.

The challenge was brought on by One Virginia 2021. The group’s Executive Director Brian Cannon was happy with the judge’s ruling Tuesday. “Well, it’s great. We believed in this case from the beginning. Mathematically, you can see they’re not compact,” said Cannon.

A lawyer for House leaders argued today (2/28) the case should be dismissed because the districts in question fall within compactness requirements upheld in prior cases.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that after an hour-long hearing Tuesday, the circuit court judge rejected the motion to dismiss the case saying it has facts that warrant further legal exploration.