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The Supreme Court again blocked Missouri from using a newly drawn congressional map that favored Republicans. The decision leaves the previous congressional map in place for upcoming elections.
Patriot Watch first flagged this story 21 d ago, when Supreme Court reported it. Coverage has since grown to 4 independent outlets, including 1 wire/mainstream feed. The most recent report came 3 d ago from The Hill.
⚖ The Constitutional Angle
Rucho v. Common Cause held federal courts cannot police partisan advantage in districting, while state constitutions can supply standards state courts enforce. Moore v. Harper held legislatures drawing congressional maps act as ordinary lawmakers bound by the state constitution and reviewable in state court. So a blocked partisan map turns on state constitutional law, not a federal partisan claim.
Rucho v. Common Cause 588 U.S. 684 (2019)
Vote: 5-4 · Opinion: Chief Justice Roberts
Partisan gerrymandering claims present nonjusticiable political questions: no 'limited and precise' judicially manageable standard exists for deciding how much partisan advantage in districting is too much. Federal courts are out of the business entirely — but the Court expressly noted that state constitutions and statutes can supply standards for STATE courts, and that Congress retains Elections Clause power to act.
Moore v. Harper 600 U.S. 1 (2023)
Vote: 6-3 · Opinion: Chief Justice Roberts
(1) Jurisdiction: the case was not moot — the parties retained a personal stake because Harper III did not disturb Harper I's judgment invalidating the 2021 maps. (2) Merits: the Elections Clause does not vest exclusive and independent authority in state legislatures to regulate federal elections; when a legislature acts under the Clause it exercises lawmaking power constrained by the state constitution and subject to ordinary state judicial review (Marbury tradition; ASL v. AIRC; Smiley v. Holm). The maximal independent-state-legislature theory is rejected.
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