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The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's attempt to use a congressional map with an additional GOP seat before the midterm elections. The decision rejected the state's last-minute redistricting push.
The Supreme Court blocked Missouri's attempt to implement a congressional map that added a GOP-favorable seat before the midterm elections. The state had made a last-minute redistricting push, and the Court rejected it without sending the case back for further consideration. The decision kept the existing map in place for the midterms.
This is a narrow but consequential ruling. Missouri wanted to redraw districts in its favor mid-cycle, something that historically triggers immediate Supreme Court skepticism. The Court's swift rejection—rather than allowing lower courts to examine the map—suggests the justices saw the timing as disqualifying. The decision doesn't resolve broader gerrymandering questions; it just says you can't spring new maps on voters weeks before they vote. Still, the fact that the Court moved fast to block it shows some willingness to police the procedural side of redistricting, even if the justices remain divided on whether gerrymandering itself is reviewable.
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