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Supreme court’s decision seems to spell end for Republican-drawn congressional maps in Missouri – US politics live

Court’s decision to block federal judge’s ruling likely to prevent GOP’s attempts to extract additional Republican-leaning seat

The Supreme Court has blocked a federal judge’s ruling that would’ve restored Republican-drawn congressional districts in Missouri.

The decision, issued by justice Brett Kavanaugh, appeared to sound a death knell for efforts by the Missouri GOP to extract an additional Republican-leaning congressional seat for their party ahead of the midterm elections.

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