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Missouri court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map, orders it to be put to vote

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Missouri court blocks Trump-backed U.S. House map, orders it to be put to vote

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Subscribed with another email? Supreme Court, asserting that the decision “has thrust our State into a full-fledged Constitutional crisis.” Missouri's new districts were used in the August primaries. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins waited until primary election day in August to reject the petition. A lower court agreed, but the Supreme Court overturned Hoskins' decision. “The referendum petition was legal, sufficient, and timely, and the secretary incorrectly concluded otherwise,” the court said in its ruling. The Missouri Constitution does not specifically say that a referendum petition can be used for a congressional redistricting law passed by the Legislature. But the Supreme Court ruled that a Constitutional provision allowing a referendum on “any act” of the Legislature encompasses congressional redistricting. The Supreme Court also ruled that Hoskins had wrongly rejected a petition for a ballot proposal, making it difficult for politicians to change measures enacted by voters through citizen initiatives. Cleaver had not posted campaign signs in many of the new rural areas, explaining that he was waiting for the Missouri Supreme Court's decision. The Missouri Supreme Court ruling was one of only a few nationally to go against Republicans' redistricting plans. After the Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday, a couple hundred people chanted “Let us vote!” while rallying outside the courthouse.

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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, said she would immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserting that the decision “has thrust our State into a full-fledged Constitutional crisis.” Missouri's new districts were used in the August primaries

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A lower court agreed, but the Supreme Court overturned Hoskins' decision.[1]

The Missouri Supreme Court ruling was one of only a few nationally to go against Republicans' redistricting plans.[2]

The Missouri Constitution does not specifically say that a referendum petition can be used for a congressional redistricting law passed by the Legislature.[3]

In Ireland, Trump reportedly plans to meet with Irish leaders and attend a golf tournament hosted at one of his golf clubs located in Doonbeg, Ireland, the Post reported on Friday.[4]

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A lower court agreed, but the Supreme Court overturned Hoskins' decision.

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In Ireland, Trump reportedly plans to meet with Irish leaders and attend a golf tournament hosted at one of his golf clubs located in Doonbeg, Ireland, the Post reported on Friday.

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