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US Supreme Court blocks Missouri congressional map backed by Trump

From The Guardian · () English

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  • The US Supreme Court refused Missouri officials’ emergency appeal to use a newly drawn congressional map backed by Donald Trump in the November midterm election.
  • The decision leaves in place a ruling by Missouri’s highest court requiring voters to approve or reject the new districts before they can take effect.
  • The ruling represents a setback for Trump and Republicans as they pursue a broader national redistricting effort.

The US Supreme Court has blocked Missouri’s new congressional map, delivering a setback to Donald Trump and Republicans as they push a national redistricting battle.

The justices refused an emergency appeal from Missouri officials seeking to use the newly drawn, Trump-backed map in November’s midterm election. That leaves in place a ruling by Missouri’s highest state court, which said voters must approve or reject the new districts before the lines can take effect.

As a result, the map cannot be used in the November election. The decision comes after Trump and Republicans set the redistricting effort in motion last year, making Missouri an early test of their strategy.

Trump reacted angrily to the state court ruling last week, describing it as “horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional.” The Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene now prevents the new lines from being used while the approval process remains unresolved.

Horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional.

· Donald TrumpTrump’s criticism of the Missouri Supreme Court ruling blocking the new congressional map.
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Originally published by The Guardian in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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