Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri’s push to use new US House map backed by Trump in November
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing legal battle. The decisions highlight the confusion nature of Missouri’s redistricting battle, which has spanned more than a year. The federal court action came just days after the Missouri Supreme Court said the state cannot used a new U.S. House map backed by President Donald Trump in the November election because citizens turned in thousands of petition signatures demanding a statewide vote on it.
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