The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Missouri Republicans seeking to use a revised congressional map for the upcoming midterm elections. Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the request without comment on Tuesday, upholding a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that had blocked the new map.
This decision means that Missouri will proceed with its 2022 congressional districts for the general election. The state Supreme Court had previously ruled that the Republican-backed map never legally took effect because a voter-supported referendum suspended the law before it could be implemented.
Kavanaugh's action was individual and did not involve the full Supreme Court. The outcome requires the state to use the existing district boundaries, established in 2022, for the November elections.