Supreme Court Halts Use of Contested 2025 Missouri Congressional Map Ahead of Midterms
The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the order requiring Missouri to adopt the 2025 congressional map, likely leaving the state to use the 2022 boundaries for the upcoming election.
On Thursday the U.S. Supreme Court issued a brief order that keeps the temporary injunction issued by Judge Stephen R. Clark on hold, preventing Missouri from using the 2025 congressional map drawn by the Republican-controlled legislature. The decision leaves in place a state Supreme Court ruling that the map is invalid because a citizen-initiated referendum is pending. Consequently, the state is expected to revert to the 2022 district lines for the upcoming fall elections.
The controversy began when People Not Politicians Missouri sought a statewide referendum on the new map, which Secretary of State Denny Hoskins refused to implement, proceeding with the August primary under the contested boundaries. Republican Rep. Bob Onder and other plaintiffs also sued, arguing that using the 2022 map would breach federal law. The Supreme Court’s pause does not include an explanation, and further court battles are likely as the election-date deadline has already passed.
