This photo taken with a smartphone shows Steve Perry, of Kansas City, holding a sign in opposition to Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
\n\nThe Supreme Court is seen on the morning after the conservative majority sided with the Trump administration in a case over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
\n\nIn this photo taken with a smartphone, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., campaigns at the Missouri State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, Sedalia, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
\n\nIn this photo taken with a smartphone, Republican state Sen. Rick Brattin campaigns at the Missouri State Fairgrounds on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, Sedalia, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
\n\nJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing legal battle.
\n\nThe decisions highlight the bewildering nature of Missouri’s redistricting battle, which has spanned more than a year and…
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