Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s attempt to use newly drawn Republican congressional map
The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked Missouri officials from implementing a new congressional map, forcing the state to use the 2022 version for the upcoming midterm elections. The decision follows a legal challenge by the group People Not Politicians and a contempt finding against the Secretary of State.
Why it matters
The ruling settles a high-stakes dispute over electoral maps in Missouri, ensuring the current district lines remain in place for the November elections.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an attempt by a Republican state official in Missouri to use a newly drawn GOP congressional map for this year’s elections. The court, in a brief order with no noted dissents, granted an emergency request brought by a group called People Not Politicians, led by activist Richard von Glahn. The decision puts on hold a decision by Missouri-based U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark, who ruled Tuesday that the new map must be used, notwithstanding the Missouri Supreme Court’s having reached the opposite conclusion. The justices’ swift action signals the end of the battle over which congressional map to use in the midterm elections in November, with the state set to use the previous map from 2022, which includes six seats held by Republicans and two held by Democrats.
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