Federal appeals court backs Missouri’s new congressional map
An appeals panel said Missouri should use the Republican-drawn districts, while the Supreme Court has separately blocked them from the November election.
A federal appeals panel ruled in favor of Missouri’s new congressional districts, adding another turn to a legal dispute over which map should govern the state’s US House elections, according to the Guardian.
The three-judge panel of the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Missouri should use the Republican-drawn map in the November election, as it did in the August primary. The judges said reverting to the prior districts for the general election would violate the US Constitution.
The supplied report also notes that the US Supreme Court has twice blocked the new districts from being used in November, making the higher court’s position central to the continuing dispute. The item describes the map as backed by President Donald Trump but does not provide the full procedural history of the case.
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- Appeals court rules in favor of Trump-backed Missouri congressional maps — The Guardian — World
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