# Fast-moving legal battle over Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court

https://mins.news/en/item/52069

- CNN, 2026-09-09 22:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/missouri-redistricting-supreme-court-second-appeal?Date=20260909&Profile=CNN

> A fast-moving legal fight over Missouri’s attempt to redraw its congressional map to gain an additional Republican seat in this year’s midterm election returned to the US Supreme Court. The move came a day after Justice Brett Kavanaugh had effectively rejected the same proposed map.

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