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\n\nA fight in Missouri over whether Republicans can use a redrawn congressional map descended into chaos after two courts issued conflicting rulings, hours before the deadline to finalize ballots.
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\n\nThe U.S. Supreme Court, in an order issued by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, left in place a state Supreme Court decision blocking the map’s use while a ballot initiative that could lead voters to reject the newly drawn district lines moves forward.
\n\nSoon after, a federal judge in Missouri ruled in favor of two GOP congressional candidates who argued that the new map must be used. The map was in place for last month’s primaries and therefore must be used in November to avoid constitutional violations, the candidates argued.
\n\nThe two cases raise different legal issues; with the state Supreme Court focused only on state law while the federal…
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