Supreme Court Rejects Trump-Backed Missouri Congressional Map Again

The US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to use a new congressional map backed by President Donald Trump in Missouri's November elections, leaving the state's existing congressional districts in place, David A. Lieb and Lindsay Whitehurst reported for The Associated Press (AP).

Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an attempt to use a new Trump-backed congressional map in Missouri's 2026 elections.

The justices allowed a Missouri Supreme Court ruling to stand that blocked implementation of the new map unless it is approved by voters in a November referendum.

The decision means Missouri will use the congressional districts that were in place for the 2022 and 2024 elections in the November general election.

The Supreme Court's unsigned order said changing districts at this stage of the election process could create significant disruption.

The court did not note any dissents. Republicans had supported the new map as part of a broader redistricting effort ahead of the midterm elections. The map would have altered several districts, including one represented by Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.

The Supreme Court's decision followed a series of conflicting rulings involving state and federal courts.

A federal appeals court had previously ruled that reverting to the older map after the August primary could violate the Constitution, prompting another emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.