Supreme Court urged to wade into legal mess over Missouri congressional map
The Supreme Court was urged on Wednesday to restore a previous Missouri congressional map for the November election, after a messy legal fight over the past week in state and federal courts made its way back to the high court.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court received an emergency petition regarding Missouri's congressional map for the November election.
- People Not Politicians wants the court to revert to a previous map, challenging a lower court order that favored a newer map likely benefiting Republicans.
- Conflicting rulings from the Missouri Supreme Court and a federal judge have created legal uncertainty.
- Justice Kavanaugh initially declined to halt the state Supreme Court's ruling, but a federal judge later ruled in favor of using the 2025 map.
- The choice of map could influence the Republican to Democrat split in Missouri's congressional delegation from 6-2 to 7-1.
- A Supreme Court decision is expected soon, as ballot deadlines approach.