The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked a Missouri congressional map that could have given Republicans an edge in the midterms.
The decision follows the Court’s earlier ruling that allowed the Trump administration to use an expanded database to check voter citizenship.
The Missouri map had been drawn in a way that could have favored Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, according to the Court’s order.
With the map now struck down, it will not be used in the next election cycle, leaving Missouri’s congressional districts to remain as they were before the Court’s intervention.
The ruling is part of a broader national debate over redistricting and voter eligibility, issues that have come to the forefront in recent years across the United States.
<small>Source: CBS News — read the original story there.</small>
