Missouri court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it to be put to a vote
The ruling keeps the 2020 census map in place after justices said 300,000 petition signatures were enough to force a statewide vote.
- On Thursday, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the Trump-backed congressional map, ordering a statewide referendum on the new boundaries. The ruling prevents usage in the November general election, reverting to post-2020 district lines.
- After pressure from Trump, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session last year to reconfigure districts. Opponents led by People Not Politicians subsequently submitted over 300,000 petition signatures to trigger a public vote.
- About 59% of the 5th Congressional District's voters were new under the revised map, forcing Democrat Emanuel Cleaver to campaign in rural areas. Republican state Sen. Rick Brattin won the district's August primary.
- Although Secretary of State Denny Hoskins initially rejected the referendum petition, the court ruled it valid and found the redistricting law did not take effect absent voter approval. The previous map remains in full force for the November general election.
- This ruling marks a rare setback for Republicans in a mid-decade redistricting battle that spread to more than a dozen states. The decision could still be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, though candidates must prepare using the previous district lines.
83 Articles
83 Articles
Trump melts down after GOP suffers 'ridiculous' court loss: 'Dark day for justice!'
President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account to rage against the GOP's massive legal loss in Missouri on Thursday."The Missouri Supreme Court just ridiculously ruled in favor of changing the maps back to what they were a long time ago. It’s called, Ancient History!" wrote Trump. "The problem is, according to Legal Scholars, that not only was the ruling horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional, but there won’t be enough time to chang…
"Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot" #ELB
The opinion is here. I might have more to say about this in the coming days, but Missouri’s Secretary of State refused to put this referendum on the ballot based on an aggressive interpretation of the ISLT, one that the … Continue reading “Missouri Supreme Court puts referendum to overturn new congressional map on ballot” →
Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it be put to a vote
The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.
In blow to Trump, Missouri top court blocks Republican-drawn congressional map
Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a Republican-drawn new congressional map from being used in November's midterm elections, dealing a blow to the party's odds of maintaining its narrow U.S. House majority. The ruling ...
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 51% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
