Missouri’s new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting
The justices are weighing compactness claims and a referendum challenge as the map could help Republicans win another House seat.
- On Tuesday, the Missouri Supreme Court began hearing arguments in three cases challenging congressional district maps lawmakers approved in 2025.
- With President Donald Trump's backing, Republican officials adopted the new map last September, targeting the Kansas City district held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
- Opponents submitted more than 300,000 petition signatures seeking a referendum to suspend the districts, but Republican Attorney General Catherine Hanaway and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins argue the districts remain valid.
- Lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina are simultaneously weighing whether to redraw House districts ahead of midterm elections, as a national redistricting battle intensifies following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
- Political risks loom as aggressive redrawing could backfire by making districts competitive for Democrats, while some senators remain uncertain if the proposed maps guarantee a clean sweep for Republicans.
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South Carolina Voting on Redistricting as New Missouri Map Goes to Court.
The national redistricting battle is heating up in South Carolina and Missouri, with the GOP in the former considering changes to the state’s electoral map as the latter defends a new map in court.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Missouri’s Supreme Court is reviewing a legal challenge to a new congressional map, as GOP lawmakers in South Carolina consider redistricting plans that could eliminate a Democrat-held U.S. House seat. DETAIL: Missouri’s new…
Court hears arguments on Missouri's new GOP-friendly map
Missouri’s Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the state’s new congressional map on Tuesday as Democrats try to slow down the Republican Party’s recent redistricting wins. The Missouri high court is hearing three cases on the GOP-friendly map, which seeks to redraw one of the Democrats’ two seats in the state’s House delegation. The district under fire is represented by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), who serves constituents in a portion…
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Missouri House map goes to court; Louisiana, S. Carolina consider redistricting
A national redistricting battle has intensified — inflamed by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act.
LIVE NOW: Missouri Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over New Electoral Map
The Missouri Supreme Court hears a critical docket of cases challenging the state’s new congressional map at 10 a.m. ET on May 12. Following a ruling in March that allowed mid-decade redistricting, the court now weighs whether the “Missouri First” map violates state constitutional requirements for district compactness and contiguity. ...
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