Missouri Redistricting Opponents Appeal to Supreme Court Over New Map
Opponents say the map would shift Missouri voters between districts after the primary and could give Republicans one more U.S. House seat.
- On Wednesday, Missouri redistricting opponents appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to block the Trump-backed congressional map, seeking to reverse a federal appeals court ruling that allowed its use in November.
- Conflicting court rulings emerged after the Missouri Supreme Court ordered use of 2022 districts while federal District Judge Stephen Clark temporarily barred officials from using any map other than the 2025 plan.
- Caught between contradictory orders, election officials report mass confusion, and voter Toby Thacker expressed frustration over shifting from the 4th District to the 5th District just before the general election.
- The map targets Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver's seat to help Republicans increase their House majority, though legal expert Travis Crum warned no definitive Supreme Court precedent exists on changing districts after primaries.
- Mirroring rare historical precedents from Texas and Alabama, this legal tug-of-war leaves the fundamental question of post-primary district changes in unresolved limbo as the November election fast approaches.
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Missouri redistricting chaos returns to US Supreme Court
A fast-moving legal battle over Missouri’s effort to eke an additional Republican seat out of its congressional map for this year’s midterm election returned to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday, a day after Justice Brett Kavanaugh had effectively rejected the same proposed map.
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Washington Top NewsRedistricting opponents in Missouri appeal to Supreme Court after appeals court lets stand new map
Opponents of redistricting in Missouri appealed to U.S. Supreme Court after an appeals court let stand a new map backed by President Donald Trump.
8th Circuit decision in Missouri congressional map case appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group wanting to bar the state from using a 2025 congressional map says it has appealed a federal appeals court decision denying its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday turned down People Not Politicians' appeal meant to overrule a federal district judge's decision
Missouri's redistricting fight in turmoil as U.S. Supreme Court and federal orders clash
U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark's last-minute order temporarily prevents Secretary of State Denny Hoskins from using any map other than the one passed in 2025 – a move that will almost certainly be appealed.
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