Conflicting court rulings on Missouri map threaten November’s election | First Thing
The state can’t use new congressional districts under one court order – or its old ones under another. Plus, the architects in Europe turning urban spaces into areas of climate respite Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Clashing court rulings plunged Missouri’s congressional elections into uncertainty less than two months before the November midterms that will…
Missouri's congressional elections face uncertainty as conflicting court rulings threaten the use of new or old district maps. In one ruling, conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the request from Missouri officials to use the redrawn map that benefits Republicans ahead of the midterms. However, a separate federal judge temporarily blocked the state from utilizing its previous maps.
The legal dispute stems from the Missouri supreme court's ruling requiring the new map to be approved by voters before it can be used in the November election. This has infuriated President Trump and Republicans, who labeled the decision "horrible, ridiculous, and unconstitutional."
The revised map aims to favor Republicans by reassigning portions of the fifth congressional district, currently held by Democratic representative Emanuel Cleaver of Kansas City. The new districts transfer some areas of Kansas City to neighboring Republican-held districts and extend Cleaver's district towards rural Republican strongholds.
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