Missouri Democrats convinced the state's top court to tear up a congressional map five weeks before the election. A federal judge overruled that decision hours after the Supreme Court refused to
State officials are proceeding with a House map that gives the GOP a 6-2 advantage after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that blocked a newer 7-1 set of lines from going into effect.
The U.S. Appeals Court for the 8th Circuit will wade into the Missouri's congressional map dispute on Thursday. The hearing in a federal suit filed by Rep. Bob Onder (R-Mo.) follows a week after the U.S.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Thursday was considering an attempt to resurrect new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court blocked those districts from being used in the November election.
Justices have already weighed in twice on the fate of the gerrymandered map, which would give Missouri Republicans an edge in seven U.S. House districts, compared to one for Democrats.
The fight over Missouri's congressional map was back before a federal appeals court Thursday, as the state prepares to send out ballots in just a matter of days. The question of whether it was too late to make any changes to the map was central as a three-judge panel for the 8th U.S.
