Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Map

The justices rejected Missouri’s bid to use a GOP-drawn House map in the midterms.

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News Wrap: Supreme Court again rejects GOP push for new congressional map in Missouri

The Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s Voting Map, Again

US supreme court again rejects Missouri maps drawn to boost Republicans in midterms

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The Supreme Court blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn Republican-backed congressional map in the November elections, leaving the state on track to use its 2022 House districts. The unsigned emergency order, with no noted dissents, paused a federal judge’s ruling that had required Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to use the newer lines. The rejected map could have shifted GOP prospects from six to seven winnable U.S. House seats; Missouri’s state Supreme Court had ruled it could not take effect before a voter referendum.

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Partisan gerrymanderLeans Left

Missouri’s proposed congressional map was a Republican gerrymander designed to tilt representation in the GOP’s favor. Trump’s involvement made the effort look like a partisan power grab rather than a legitimate redistricting move.

Republican defeatLeans Left

The Supreme Court dealt Republicans a serious loss by blocking Missouri’s late push to alter its congressional map. The ruling turned a partisan redistricting effort backed by Trump into a notable political setback before the election.