Supreme Court Just Handed Republicans a Rare and Massive Defeat Over a Disputed Congressional Map

The US Supreme Court building is pictured in Washington, DC, as the court delivers a setback to a Republican-backed congressional map (Credit: Jeff Kubina, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Missouri's request to use a newly drawn congressional map for the November midterm elections, handing Republicans a major setback in their effort to reshape a competitive House district — but a federal judge issued a conflicting order minutes later, leaving the state's election map in legal uncertainty.

The US Supreme Court declined to reinstate a Republican-drawn congressional map in Missouri aimed at helping the party ‌maintain its slim majority in the House of Representatives in November's midterm elections, even as a federal judge acting in a separate case ruled that the…

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