A federal appeals court has ruled that Missouri should use newly drawn congressional districts—backed by Republicans—for the November election, despite the Supreme Court previously blocking their use. The three-judge panel argued that reverting to older maps would violate the U.S. Constitution, though the Supreme Court has twice already halted these districts from taking effect. The decision adds another layer to an ongoing legal battle over the state’s electoral boundaries, with the high court now poised to deliver the final word. The ruling also means Missouri would proceed with the same Republican-drawn districts used in its August primary.
Supreme court, which has twice blocked maps from being used in November, likely to have final say in legal fightA long-running legal fight over Missouri’s congressional map took another turn Monday when a federal appeals panel ruled in favor of new districts backed by Donald Trump, even though the US supreme court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election.A three-judge panel of the 8th US circuit court of appeals said Missouri should use the new Republican-drawn US House districts in the November election, just as the state did in its August primary. To revert to its prior districts for the general election would violate the US constitution, the appeals judges said. Continue reading...
