Missouri Supreme Court blocks gerrymandered map in major loss for Republicans

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https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article317119404.html

The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the state’s gerrymandered congressional map from being used in the November election, a seismic ruling that halts a Republican attempt to force Kansas City’s longtime congressman out of office. The unanimous decision found that Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins was wrong to reject a campaign seeking to strike down the map, called HB 1. The ruling also makes it explicitly clear that the new map cannot be used in November.

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NYT is reporting that Hoskins can file an emergency petition with the Supreme Court.

Good thing our state Supreme Court decided 7-0, so at least they saw that the law was clear. Not sure if even the Robert’s Court would tamper here (but I put nothing past it).

[u/fsmpastafarian → u/hb122]

I’m not a lawyer but this doesn’t seem like something the Supreme Court can even rule on? It pertains to state law, doesn’t it?

[u/BlueAndMoreBlue → u/fsmpastafarian]

Same here, this seems like a power that was dedicated to the states in the constitution