Supreme Court again blocks Missouri's new congressional map drawn to give Republicans an edge
Updated on: September 25, 2026 / 9:23 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court has blocked Missouri from using a new congressional map that favored Republicans.
- The court ruled that switching maps at this late stage, with ballots already sent out, would cause chaos.
- Missouri will proceed with the 2022 congressional district map for the upcoming general election.
- The new map, backed by President Trump, would have given Republicans an edge in seven out of eight districts.
- The legal battle over Missouri's map has reached the Supreme Court multiple times.
- Lower courts had ordered the reinstatement of the new map, but the Supreme Court intervened.
- Missouri officials warned that reverting to the old map would disenfranchise primary voters and violate deadlines for overseas ballots.