US supreme court blocks Missouri’s new congressional map backed by Trump
Decision marks setback for president and Republicans, who set in motion national redistricting battle last year The US supreme court turned back an emergency appeal by Missouri officials to use a newly drawn congressional map backed by Donald Trump in the November midterm election, letting stand a ruling by the state’s highest state court that blocked the new lines from taking effect. Last week…
The US Supreme Court has denied Missouri's emergency appeal to utilize a congressional map endorsed by Donald Trump for the upcoming midterm elections, upholding a lower court's ruling that blocked the new districts from taking effect. The Missouri Supreme Court mandated the map be submitted to voters for approval or rejection, preventing its implementation in the November election.
President Trump and Republicans vehemently opposed the decision, with the president labeling it "horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional". Attorney General Catherine Hanaway had immediately announced plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. The decision represents a rare defeat for the president and Republicans, who initiated a nationwide redistricting dispute last year.
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