Federal Appeals Court Rules Missouri Must Use GOP Congressional Map in Mid-Terms

Good News – A Federal Appeals Court Rules Missouri Must Use GOP Congressional Map in Mid-Terms

The news was reported last night –

A federal appeals court just ordered Missouri to run its midterms on a Republican-drawn map the Supreme Court has already blocked twice.

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that state officials must adopt the 2025 map for November, even after SCOTUS justices signaled earlier this month that federal judges should keep their distance from the fight, according to Politico.

Should the map survive court challenges, Republicans stand to gain one House seat by dismantling the Kansas City district held by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

The panel handed down a permanent injunction that holds off until Sept. 28 so the high court has room to weigh in, Democracy Docket reported. At the heart of the decision was a constitutional argument that voters must stay inside a single district through both the primary and the general election.

BREAKING: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just ruled that Missouri must reinstate its new congressional map for the November Midterms.

BIG WIN pic.twitter.com/Dx8wsnXuAt

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