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Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring GOP
It's a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold on to their slim House majority.
Read at CBS NewsSupreme Court declines Missouri Republican request to use new congressional map
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What happened
The Supreme Court rejected an emergency request by Missouri officials to use a newly redrawn congressional map for the upcoming midterm elections. Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the appeal, leaving in place a Missouri Supreme Court ruling that requires voters to approve the district lines through a statewide ballot measure first.
Where coverage agrees
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that the Supreme Court, through Justice Kavanaugh, rejected Missouri's request to use the revised congressional map for the midterms.
How the framing differs
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The Washington Post framed the decision as a setback for Republicans and former President Trump in a national redistricting battle. Center and right-leaning outlets like CBS News and Fox News focused primarily on the impact of the ruling on the Republican Party's efforts to maintain their House majority. The New York Post, a Right-rated outlet, uniquely highlighted a lawsuit filed by a House lawmaker attempting to reverse the Missouri Supreme Court decision.
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US supreme court blocks Missouri’s new congressional map backed by Trump
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Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring GOP
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Supreme Court denies bid to reinstate new congressional map in Missouri
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Source context: Republicans rushed to the high court after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state could not use the redrawn map, which was designed to eliminate one Democratic-held seat, this year.
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Center Left · The Guardian
US supreme court blocks Missouri’s new congressional map backed by Trump
Center Right · Washington Examiner
Supreme Court denies bid to reinstate new congressional map in Missouri
Center Left · NBC News
Supreme Court rejects Missouri Republicans’ request to use new congressional map
Center Left · The New York Times
Justice Kavanaugh Blocks Missouri Voting Map Benefiting Republicans
Center Left · The Washington Post
Kavanaugh blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP
Left-leaning coverage
4 publishers
The GuardianCenter Left
US supreme court blocks Missouri’s new congressional map backed by Trump
Decision marks setback for president and Republicans, who set in motion national redistricting battle last yearThe US supreme court turned back an emergency appeal by Missouri officials to use a newly drawn congressional map backed by Donald Trump in the November midterm election, letting stand a ruling by the state’s highest state court that blocked the…
NBC NewsCenter Left
Supreme Court rejects Missouri Republicans’ request to use new congressional map
Republicans rushed to the high court after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled the state could not use the redrawn map, which was designed to eliminate one Democratic-held seat, this year.
The New York TimesCenter Left
Justice Kavanaugh Blocks Missouri Voting Map Benefiting Republicans
Missouri’s Supreme Court blocked election officials from using a new congressional map, saying voters must first approve the district lines in a statewide referendum.
The Washington PostCenter Left
Kavanaugh blocks Missouri congressional map favoring GOP
The ruling is a rare defeat for Republicans in a nationwide redistricting war ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.
Center coverage
2 publishers
CBS NewsCenter
Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's request for new House map favoring GOP
It's a defeat for Republicans who had hoped the new map could help them hold on to their slim House majority.
Right-leaning coverage
3 publishers
Washington ExaminerCenter Right
Supreme Court denies bid to reinstate new congressional map in Missouri
The Supreme Court denied an effort by Missouri officials to reinstate a new congressional map for the November election after the Missouri Supreme Court ruled voters would have to approve the new map via a ballot measure. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the justice assigned to handle emergency petitions from Missouri, denied the emergency application, declining to…
Fox NewsRight
SCOTUS rejects Missouri GOP bid to use revised congressional map in midterms
SCOTUS rejects Missouri Republicans' emergency bid over congressional maps, with Justice Kavanaugh ruling without comment and leaving the GOP-backed map blocked for the midterms.
New York PostRight
House lawmaker sues to reverse Missouri Supreme Court’s ‘startling’ decision to block GOP-friendly congressional map
“It was really a startling act of judicial supremacy by the Missouri Supreme Court,” Rep. Bob Onder said of the state high court’s ruling, in an interview with The Post.