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Kavanaugh blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 08 September 2026, 22:13 UTC By Justin Jouvenal 1 min read
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Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Tuesday let stand a lower court order blocking a Missouri congressional map that had been designed to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. Democracy Dies in Darkness Courts & Law Kavanaugh blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP The justice let stand a lower court ruling, a rare GOP defeat in a nationwide redistricting war ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Tuesday let stand a lower court order blocking a Missouri congressional map that had been designed to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in November’s midterm elections. Democracy Dies in Darkness Courts & Law Kavanaugh blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP The justice let stand a lower court ruling, a rare GOP defeat in a nationwide redistricting war ahead of November’s midterm elections.
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