Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed map from November’s midterms
Summary
The Missouri Supreme Court stopped a new congressional map supported by President Donald Trump from being used in the November midterm elections. The court restored the previous districts and ruled that a petition by residents to vote on the map was legal, but the case is expected to continue as Republican officials plan to appeal.Key Facts
- The Missouri Supreme Court made the decision on Thursday with all seven judges agreeing.
- The blocked map was designed to help Republicans win an extra seat in the US House of Representatives.
- Nearly 300,000 Missouri residents signed a petition to put the new map to a public vote.
- Missouri’s Secretary of State rejected the petition as legally insufficient, which led to the court case.
- The court said the petition was legal and the secretary of state was wrong to reject it.
- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway promised to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court.
- President Trump criticized the court decision, calling it “horrible, ridiculous, and unConstitutional.”
- The ruling means Missouri cannot use the new 2025 map in any elections until voters approve it.
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