Competing court orders leave Missouri congressional map unsettled

Missouri's Supreme Court said the 2022 map remains legally operative and blocked the Republican-backed 2025 map, but a federal judge issued a temporary 14-day order requiring the 2025 map for November after Justice Kavanaugh declined emergency Supreme Court relief. Further appeals are expected; county clerks warn of disruptive voter-record changes, while the referendum and competing state-federal rulings leave the final map and ballot posture unresolved.