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Supreme Court rejects a Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the third time
- On Friday, the Supreme Court barred the use of Missouri's Republican-friendly congressional map in the midterm election, marking the third time the high court intervened to halt the Republican-drawn map.
- Following President Donald Trump's call for nationwide redistricting, Missouri's legislature redrew maps to favor Republicans in seven of eight seats. Opponents subsequently submitted over 300,000 signatures to force a referendum.
- Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the referendum petitions, but the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the initiative effectively suspended the new map. The court later held Hoskins in contempt.
- The Eighth Circuit ruled on Monday that the Republican-drawn Missouri map could be used, though it never went into effect. The Supreme Court overturned this decision after opponents filed an emergency application.
- Voters will use a 2022 map including six Republican seats and two held by Democrats. Absentee voting under this map began Tuesday as the state sent ballots to military and overseas voters.
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Supreme Court Again Rejects GOP Plan to Redistrict Missouri
The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an expected to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Trump, potentially putting an end to a long-running legal dispute with absente voting underway in the midterm elections. The justices stopped a federal appeal court ruling that would have revived the...
·Miami, United States
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Supreme Court bars Republican-drawn map in Missouri for third time
The US Supreme Court, acting for a third time in a fierce battle over the makeup of Missouri's congressional districts, barred the state on Friday from using a redrawn map designed to favor Republicans in November's elections, a setback for President Donald Trump's party as it fights to keep control of Congress.
·Englewood Cliffs, United States
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