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The Supreme Court on Friday dealt Missouri Republicans another defeat, blocking lower federal courts from forcing the state to use the Trump-backed 2025 congressional map in the midterms.

The unsigned order is a win for People Not Politicians, the group that forced a referendum on the map. It puts on hold rulings from the Eighth Circuit and a federal judge, including an appeals court decision one legal expert had called "borderline lawless," and warns that federal courts should not change a state's election rules once voting has already begun.

"Given this Court's two prior orders in this litigation, our conclusion that this was error should come as no surprise," the justices wrote of the Eighth Circuit's ruling....

The Supreme Court denied Missouri's request to use a redistricted congressional map for the November midterms, according to reports.

CNN reported the rejection on Tuesday and noted that the congressional map would have given the GOP a chance to flip a seat in its favor. The report also called it a rare Supreme Court setback for the GOP in its effort to keep congressional seats with redistricting maps.

Justice Bret Kavanaugh, who handles emergency applications from Missouri, issued the opinion, NBC News reported. ...