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Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new congressional map in 2026 election

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Baehr, J., Bream, S., & Mears, B. (2026, September 25). Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new congressional map in 2026 election. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/supreme-court-blocks-missouri-from-using-new-congressional-map-2026-election

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The Supreme Court has halted Missouri from using its newly drawn 2025 congressional map and instead ordered the state to use the 2022 map for the 2026 election. The unsigned order, which garnered no dissents, instructs lower courts not to prohibit or require either map usage in the upcoming midterm elections, effectively resolving the dispute over Missouri’s congressional district boundaries.

Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A federal appeals court in Missouri ordered on September 18 that the state must use newly drawn Republican-backed congressional districts for November’s midterm elections, despite previous rulings by both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Missouri Supreme Court blocking their implementation. The new map, favored by former President Donald Trump, aims to benefit Republicans by altering district boundaries and splitting existing ones. This decision follows a long-standing legal battle over redistricting in Missouri, which has seen multiple conflicting court orders affecting voter registration and ballots already printed using the old 2022 map. As a result, the case is likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court for a final ruling before November's elections.

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Topics

Court of Appeals Missouri Republicans The District Court The Supreme Court

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Missouri GPE · 7× Court of Appeals ORG · 2× The District Court ORG · 2× The Supreme Court ORG · 2× FOX NEWS APP ORG · 1× Republicans NORP · 1×

Narrative

"And the District Court and Court of Appeals should not order or otherwise require Missouri to use the 2025 map in the 2026 congressional election in Missouri." The ruling effectively ends the immediate legal wrangling over which congressional map Missouri will use for the 2026 election, leaving the older boundaries in place.

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2026-09-25 · Fox News

Supreme Court blocks Missouri from using new congressional map in 2026 election · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map in the 2026 election, blocking the state from using a newer map that could have benefited Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections. uncertain

that → order → elections

The unsigned order drew no noted dissents, with the justices making clear that lower courts should neither prohibit use of Missouri’s 2022 map nor require the state to use the 2025 map. asserted

prohibit → draw → map

"The District Court and Court of Appeals should not enjoin or otherwise prohibit the use of the 2022 map in the 2026 congressional election in Missouri," the order states. asserted

order → enjoin → Missouri

Missouri → order → place

The Supreme Court ordered Missouri to use its 2022 congressional map for the 2026 election rather than the state’s newer 2025 map. asserted

Court → order → map

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