Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed map from November’s midterms

The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked a congressional map backed by United States President Donald Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections, restoring the state’s previous districts.Thursday’s ruling delivered a rare judicial rebuke to Trump in the national battle over redistricting. But it is unlikely to be the final word in the case, with Republican officials already pledging to appeal the ruling.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicanslist 2 of 3Inside the results: How redistricting shaped Tennessee’s primary electionlist 3 of 3US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacksend of listAt the heart of the case is a congressional map signed into law in September 2025, designed to help Republicans win an extra seat in the US House of Representatives this year.But the partisan redistricting effort prompted a popular backlash, with nearly 300,000 Missouri residents signing a petition to instead put the new map to a vote.Missouri’s Secretary of State Denny Hoskins rejected the petition as legally insufficient. That set up the legal fight, which the Missouri Supreme Court d...