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Supreme Court Halts Trump-Backed Missouri Congressional Redistricting Map for Midterm Elections
Just the facts
The Supreme Court ruled without noted dissents that enforcing the revised Missouri map would create electoral disruptions while absentee voting was already underway across the state. The decision marks the third time the high court rejected the Republican-favored boundary proposals backed by Donald Trump. Consequently, Missouri voters will cast ballots under the previous district lines rather than the newly proposed congressional boundaries. The contested redistricting effort was intended to provide Republicans an advantage in competitive districts to determine control of the United States House of Representatives.
Why this is news
The United States Supreme Court issued an unsigned order halting an appellate decision that would have permitted Missouri to implement a Republican-drawn congressional map ahead of the November midterm elections.
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