Supreme Court Blocks Republican-Drawn Missouri Map for Third Time
The court barred the state from using a redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans ahead of November's elections, a setback for the president's party.
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The US Supreme Court has for a third time blocked the state of Missouri from using a redrawn congressional map designed to favor Republicans, in the latest development in a fierce legal battle over the state's electoral districts.
The court's decision on Friday represents a setback for President Donald Trump's Republican Party as it seeks to maintain control of Congress in November's midterm elections, since the barred map had been intended to strengthen the party's position in Missouri's congressional delegation.
The repeated interventions by the Supreme Court in this case underscore the intensity of the legal fight over Missouri's district boundaries, with the state's Republican-drawn map having now been blocked on three separate occasions as litigation over its legality continues.
Redistricting disputes of this kind typically centre on allegations that district lines have been drawn to unfairly advantage one political party, often described as gerrymandering, or that they violate other legal requirements such as the Voting Rights Act's protections for minority representation.
The specific legal grounds cited by the Supreme Court in barring the Missouri map, and the current status of the underlying litigation, were not detailed in the available report. It remains unclear what map Missouri will ultimately use for the November elections given the map's repeated rejection.
The case adds to a broader national pattern of redistricting battles playing out in state and federal courts ahead of the midterm elections, as both major parties seek to maximize their advantage in the drawing of congressional district lines across multiple states.
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- Supreme Court bars Republican-drawn map in Missouri for third time — CNBC — Top News
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