A federal court in Missouri ordered the state to use a GOP-preferred congressional map Tuesday following a state court ruling that would have axed the plan for this fall. The ruling, from Judge Stephen R. Clark for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, came minutes after Supreme Court Justice Brett M. […]
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, seen here on Capitol Hill in 2022, has watched a winding legal battle over a new map in Missouri that affects his House district. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Posted September 8, 2026 at 7:28pm
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