Missouri’s Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to reinstate the state’s Republican‑leaning congressional map that a lower court had struck down. Hanaway’s brief warned that the ruling has triggered “unprecedented chaos” for the upcoming midterm elections, describing the situation as a “federal‑election‑administration disaster.” The new map, which Missouri claims was designed to reflect demographic realities, had been drawn to give the GOP a competitive edge in several districts. The case now sits on the Court’s docket, with the outcome poised to influence the balance of power in Congress.
Missouri launched an effort at the Supreme Court late Friday to restore its Republican-friendly congressional map, warning that a lower ruling invalidating it has unleashed “unprecedented chaos” on the midterms. “A federal-election-administration disaster is unfolding in Missouri,” Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s (R) office wrote in its emergency application. Missouri’s new congressional map created a...
