Missouri’s high-stakes redistricting fight escalated as the state Supreme Court agreed to review the case for a second time, following an appeals court’s refusal to block a congressional map favored by Republicans. The decision clears the way for the GOP-drawn plan to proceed while a Democratic-backed effort to let voters decide through a referendum remains in legal limbo. With the state’s top court now weighing in, the outcome could determine whether Missouri’s congressional districts are finalized by politicians or put to a public vote. The dispute underscores deep divisions over how legislative boundaries should be drawn in the wake of the 2020 census.
Missouri's redistricting battle reached the Supreme Court for a second time after an appeals panel on Wednesday refused to halt an order instructing Missouri Republicans to move ahead with their favored congressional map. A Democratic-aligned organizer, who is attempting to defeat the Republicans' map by putting it to voters through a referendum, is now urging...
