Missouri Fights Supreme Court Ruling to Defend Fair Congressional Map Backed by Trump
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Missouri is standing up for election integrity by asking the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend a state court ruling that blocks new congressional districts supported by President Trump, seeking to ensure fair representation in the upcoming midterm election.
Missouri filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, requesting that a state-court order halting the use of newly drawn congressional districts be stayed. These districts, designed to fairly reflect the will of Missouri voters and strengthen Republican representation in the 2022 midterms, were unjustly blocked by the Missouri Supreme Court after a referendum petition was rejected by Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and later upheld by the high court.
The state’s highest court ruled that the referendum petition retroactively suspended the new map to December, forcing the state to use outdated post-2020-census boundaries for the November general election. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway argued that no court in American history has ever ordered such a disruptive change to congressional maps between a primary and a general election, calling the decision “extraordinary” and warning of “unprecedented chaos.”
"No court in American history has ever given such an extraordinary remedy, which inflicts unprecedented chaos on Missouri," the attorney general’s office wrote in the appeal, highlighting the reckless nature of the court’s interference.
Hanaway urged the Supreme Court to immediately halt the state court’s decision, noting that state law requires changes to the November ballot by the following Tuesday. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who oversees appeals from the region, set a Monday deadline for critics of the map to respond.
Opponents of the new map claim that a statewide referendum would give Missourians a direct say in redistricting, but in reality, this is a partisan effort to undermine the will of the voters and Republican gains. Missouri currently sends six Republicans and two Democrats to the U.S. House, and the new map would rightfully adjust a Kansas City district currently held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. This dispute is part of a broader national effort, led by President Trump, to ensure that congressional lines are drawn fairly and reflect the true voice of the people.