Missouri Court Blocks Trump-Backed Congressional Map

0:00A U R N News. A major step back for President Trump's midterm redistricting campaign, Missouri's Supreme Court has unanimously blocked the state's new Republican-drawn congressional map. The court ruled Missouri must use its 2022 districts in November, even though the new boundaries were already used during the August primary. Republican lawmakers approved the replacement map after Trump urged the state to redraw its districts. It was designed to give the GOP an advantage in seven of Missouri's eight congressional seats by breaking apart the Kansas City District Rebues and it by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver. But opponents collected more than 300,000 signatures demanding a public vote. Missouri Secretary of State redirected that referendum claiming redistricting could not be challenged by voters. The state's highest court disagreed declaring the petition legal, timely and sufficient. The referendum must now appear on the Vimbers ballot, and the new map cannot take effect unless voters approve it. As Missouri's attorney general says she will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. For A U R N News, I'm Ebony McMorris.