US Supreme Court rejects Missouri push to use Trump-backed congressional map
The US Supreme Court has blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map championed by Donald Trump in the November midterm elections. The decision allows a state supreme court ruling to stand, requiring voters to approve the map first.
The US Supreme Court has turned away an emergency appeal from Missouri officials who sought to use a newly redrawn congressional map in the coming November midterm elections. That map had the backing of Donald Trump. The court’s action lets stand the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling, which said the new boundaries could not go into effect until voters had their say.
Missouri’s highest court had ruled last week that the map must be put to voters, who would approve or reject it. That means the map cannot be used in November. Trump and fellow Republicans reacted angrily to the decision. Trump described it as "horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional."
Missouri’s Republican attorney general, Catherine Hanaway, had promised to challenge the state court ruling at the US Supreme Court. Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the emergency request. The outcome is a rare setback for Trump and the Republican-led redistricting push that gained national momentum last year.
