Supreme Court denies Missouri GOP's request to use new congressional map

<p>Justice Brett Kavanaugh on September 8, 2026, denied Missouri's emergency appeal without comment, leaving in place the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling that blocked the state's revised Republican-backed congressional map from being used in the upcoming general election. </p><p>Kavanaugh acted alone and did not refer the application to the full Supreme Court. </p><p>The decision means Missouri will conduct the general election using its 2022 congressional districts after the state high court ruled that the newer map never legally took effect due to a voter-backed referendum that suspended the law before it could be implemented.</p>