Missouri Supreme Court to hear two challenges to gerrymandered congressional map

The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases Tuesday that will decide whether the state’s gerrymandered congressional map approved in 2025 meets constitutional standards and if a referendum petition puts the map on ice until after an election. If the court decides the first question by ruling the map is unconstitutional, the answer [

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,331

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases Tuesday that will decide whether the state’s gerrymandered congressional map approved in 2025 meets constitutional standards and if a referendum petition puts the map on ice until after an election.

If the court decides the first question by ruling the map is unconstitutional, the answer to the second won’t matter. That’s because the bill would no longer be enforceable and if lawmakers want …

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