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Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring Republicans

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Newest development Sep 9, 2026 · 4 reports8th Circuit decision in Missouri congressional map case appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied an emergency application to block a Missouri Supreme Court ruling barring the state from using its new congressional map, which favors Republicans. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

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  1. Justice Kavanaugh rejects Missouri attorney general’s application for stay in congressional map lawsuit

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  2. Supreme Court rejects Missouri’s request to use congressional map with extra GOP seat

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

  3. Missouri congressional map fight reaches U.S. Supreme Court as election deadline nears

    Headline from FOX 2 St. Louis ·

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    Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring Republicans

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    8th Circuit decision in Missouri congressional map case appealed to U.S. Supreme Court

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missouri Supreme Court considers final attempt to get ‘Missouri First’ map on November ballot (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments for two lawsuits from a group trying to get the mid-decade "Missouri First" congressional map Map on the November ballot. This is the final attempt to get the map, which lawmakers passed during a special session on mid-decade redi…

  2. Just the News

    Missouri state Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map cannot be used for November midterms (opens Just the News)

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    The new maps would have broken up Missouri Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district in an effort to give the GOP an additional pickup opportunity in the House this November.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missouri Supreme Court puts congressional map question, IP reform question on November ballot (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Supreme Court handed down its opinions on three cases it heard arguments from on Wednesday. In the highly debated saga that had challenged the “Missouri First” congressional map that was signed by Gov.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Missouri’s top court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map from being used in November and orders it to be put to a vote (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Missouri’s top court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map from being used in November and orders it to be put to a vote

  5. Bangor Daily News

    Missouri court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it to be put to a vote (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.

  6. Triblive

    Missouri court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map and orders it to be put to a vote (opens Triblive)

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    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.

  7. NBC News

    Missouri Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map can’t be used for November elections (opens NBC News)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s redrawn congressional map cannot be used in this year’s midterm elections, dealing a major blow to Republicans.

  8. The Hill

    Missouri Supreme Court throws out GOP-favored House maps (opens The Hill)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court dealt a blow to President Trump and Republicans Thursday, ruling the GOP could not issue a new map aimed at giving the party an additional seat in the House until the congressional lines are approved by voters in November.

  9. Politico

    Missouri Supreme Court pauses GOP gerrymander, likely netting Democrats 1 House seat (opens Politico)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that voters can decide the fate of the GOP-passed gerrymander via a referendum this fall.

  10. The Guardian

    Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump (opens The Guardian)

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    Setback for Republicans in redistricting battle as court orders forbids maps from being used in November elections The Missouri supreme court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to…

  11. CBS News

    Missouri's top court blocks new House map favoring GOP until voters can weigh in (opens CBS News)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked a new House map backed by President Trump from being used in the November election, a setback in Republicans' efforts to pick up an additional House seat.

  12. FOX 4 Kansas City

    Missouri Supreme Court reverses lower court decision on redistricting petition (opens FOX 4 Kansas City)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court has reversed its lower court decision, putting redistricting back on the November ballot.

  13. NOTUS

    Missouri Supreme Court Blocks GOP Redistricting Map (opens NOTUS)

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    The state attorney general said she would appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  14. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Read Missouri Supreme Court decision allowing voters to weigh in on gerrymandered maps (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    Missouri voters can weigh in on new congressional districts after a unanimous state Supreme Court ruling. Read the full decision.

  15. Townhall

  16. MS Now

    Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP-drawn map in boost for Democrats (opens MS Now)

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    The ruling Wednesday wasn’t about the legality of the new lines, but whether voters should have a chance to decide if they take effect.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Missouri Supreme Court forbids GOP-drawn map from appearing on ballot pending vote (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday squashed Republicans‘ plans to implement a new congressional map before November, ruling voters must first decide on whether to approve the new district lines. The unanimous decision means Missouri will use its previous congressional map, drawn after the 2020 c…

  18. Legal Insurrection

    Missouri Supreme Ct Throws Out New Congressional Maps — After Primaries Already Held (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    MO AG: "Never before in American history has a court overturned a congressional map after a primary and before a general election. This unprecedented decision clearly violates federal law and has thrust our state into a full‑fledged constitutional crisis.

  19. New York Post

    Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP-friendly US House map from midterm elections – after it was used in the primaries (opens New York Post)

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    In a unanimous decision, the court ordered that a statewide referendum be held in November to determine the ultimate fate of the new map.

  20. Bloomberg

    Trump Attacks Missouri’s High Court Over Redistricting Decision (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Donald Trump assailed a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court that cast aside a congressional map engineered by state Republicans, likely allowing Democrats to retain a House seat in November’s midterm elections they would’ve almost certainly otherwise lost.

  21. Fox News

    Missouri high court blocks GOP-backed congressional maps ahead of midterms, Trump blasts 'ridiculous' ruling (opens Fox News)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the GOP-drawn map, and President Donald Trump called the ruling "ridiculous" before November's vote.

  22. The National Pulse

    State Supreme Court Blocks GOP-Drawn Congressional Map Ahead of Midterms. (opens The National Pulse)

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    The Missouri Supreme Court's decision to block a redrawn congressional map potentially impacts the composition of the U.S. House of Representatives after the November midterms.

  23. Al Jazeera

    Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed map from November’s midterms (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Republicans have pledged to appeal the ruling to the US Supreme Court with only months until the midterm elections.

  24. The Hill

    Trump: Missouri Supreme Court 'ridiculously ruled in favor' of blocking redistricting plan (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Thursday condemned the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision to block new congressional lines drawn to benefit Republicans from being used in the state’s November election. The state’s highest court unanimously ruled Thursday evening that this map, which were used in the state’s prima…

  25. Ozarks First

    Missouri's congressional map blocked by Supreme Court; locals react to the ruling (opens Ozarks First)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Mo — The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned the state's congressional map after a court ruling. The map was first signed into law by Governor Kehoe in September of 2025. An advocacy group by the name of "People Not Politicians" started a petition to veto the map so that voters could …

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