Kavanaugh Blocks Missouri Map

The Supreme Court left Missouri's GOP-friendly congressional map blocked for the midterms.

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Updated Sep 8, 8:27pm ET

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Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied Missouri’s emergency request to use a new Republican-backed congressional map in the November midterm elections, leaving in place a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that blocked the plan. The disputed map would shift the state from a 6-2 Republican-favored House map to a 7-1 map by targeting a Democratic-held seat. Minutes after Kavanaugh’s order, U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark temporarily ordered Missouri to use the new map and blocked the old districts. Opponents appealed Clark’s order to the 8th Circuit and sought an emergency stay.

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Partisan gerrymanderMostly Left

Missouri’s congressional map was drawn as a partisan gerrymander to help Republicans. The redistricting effort was meant to maximize Republican power, including by trying to secure an additional congressional seat.

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