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Redistricting battle escalates as 20 states back Missouri’s U.S. Supreme Court appeal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The saga over the state of Missouri’s redistricting efforts continued through the weekend and into the holiday. In the latest move, Republican Attorneys General from Texas, Florida and 18 other states filed a brief supporting an emergency appeal to the U.S. Missouri Attorney General filed the appeal Friday. The filing is in response to the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the state’s redrawn congressional map. The state requested to pause that ruling, but the request was denied .

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Scoop News Desks U.S. Supreme Court appeal KANSAS CITY, Missouri · Published Monday, September 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM UTCUpdated Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM UTC

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The People Not Politicians group had its response submitted Monday morning as the federal deadline for mailing absentee ballots to military and overseas voters approached Sept.

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