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Missouri’s Trump-backed voting maps approved by federal panel challenged in supreme court

The Guardian World Wednesday 09 September 2026, 22:04 UTC By Lucy Campbell and agency 1 min read
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Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districtsOpponents of congressional redistricting in Missouri appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday after a federal panel let stand a ruling allowing the state to use a new map backed by Donald Trump in November’s midterms. The map’s challengers, including a group ‌opposed to the Republican-drawn map called ​People Not Politicians, made the request in an emergency ⁠filing, moving...

Opponents requested an emergency filing as state’s elections plunged into uncertainty over redrawn districts

Opponents of congressional redistricting in Missouri appealed to the US supreme court on Wednesday after a federal panel let stand a ruling allowing the state to use a new map backed by Donald Trump in November’s midterms.

The map’s challengers, including a group ‌opposed to the Republican-drawn map called ​People Not Politicians, made the request in an emergency ⁠filing, moving swiftly ​after Stephen Clark, a St ​Louis-based chief ​US district ​judge, ‌ ​issued his ​decision on Tuesday.

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