Missouri asks Supreme Court to revive Republican-drawn congressional map
The state says the map would help Republicans win another House seat and preserve their narrow majority.
- Missouri's Supreme Court blocked the new Republican-backed congressional map, ruling it cannot take effect without voter approval in a statewide referendum despite being used in the recent primaries.
- The ruling reverts Missouri to the post-2020 census districts for the November 2026 election, forcing candidates nominated under new boundaries to run under old lines.
- Attorney General Catherine Hanaway appealed the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, calling the ruling unprecedented and a constitutional crisis.
- Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and supporters hailed the ruling as a victory for voters' voices, while President Trump condemned it as unconstitutional and warned of election chaos.
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Missouri asks Supreme Court to overturn block of new congressional map
Missouri is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the state Supreme Court’s blockage of a new congressional map ahead of the November general election. In an emergency application to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Missouri officials argued that the state’s highest court has created a “federal-election-administration disaster” by ordering the state to revert to its […]
Missouri asks Supreme Court to revive Republican-drawn congressional map
Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to allow it to use a Republican-drawn congressional map in November's midterm elections aimed at helping the party preserve its narrow U.S. House majority.
Missouri asks Supreme Court to restore GOP-friendly congressional map
Missouri asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Friday to restore its Republican-friendly congressional map, citing the lower court's ruling will cause "unprecedented chaos" during the midterms.
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