NYTIMES (Mack Liederman) - Judge Rules Homeland Security Plan to Cut FEMA Staff in Half Is Unlawful
The judge said the plan would hinder the agency’s ability to respond to disasters.
HUFFPOST (U.S. News) - Federal Judge Rules Trump DHS Plan For 50% FEMA Staffing Cuts Was Unlawful
The opinion marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency.
WASHINGTONPOST (Sammy Westfall) - Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful
The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was "pulled from thin air" and would impede FEMA's ability to fulfill its legally mandated duty to respond to disasters.
NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Chaos, Confusion and Court Dockets: The Fight for Missouri’s House Map
After the U.S. Supreme Court blocked a congressional map used in the primary, election officials, candidates and voters are scrambling to adjust before November.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Missouri justices find elections chief in contempt, but change to old map clears him
Missouri’s top court found the state’s head election official in contempt on Thursday over his push to implement Republicans’ new congressional map, but the judges agreed he is absolved now that he is reverting to the old boundaries. “The civil contemptor has at all times the power to purge himself of any contempt by complying with the order of this court,” Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice W. Brent Powell announced at the end of a two-part hearing involving Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R). Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6082429-missouri-judges-gop-friendly-map-redistricting-battle-supreme-court/ #Missouri #Republicans #Redistricting #SupremeCourt #Gerrymandering #MidtermElections
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Supreme Court blocks Republican-favored Missouri election map, ending legal whiplash
There was confusion over the map due to multiple legal tracks being pursued.
NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - The Supreme Court Blocks Missouri’s Voting Map, Again
Also, Vance privately gathered unvarnished views of the Iran war. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Supreme Court ruling could cost Republicans a House seat pickup in Missouri | DATA NERDS
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling could derail Republicans’ hopes of gaining a House seat in Missouri. Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains how the decision complicates the GOP’s push to expand its House majority. #missouri #missourigop #republicans #gop #house #redistricting #supremecourt #scotus #decisiondeskhq #ddhq #datanerds
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map for the second time
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a federal judge's attempt to force Missouri's Republican-drawn congressional map into the November midterms, the second time the justices have sided against the map's backers in a matter of days. The Court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10, 2026, suspending the federal judge's directive that would have […] The post Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map for the second time appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a federal judge's attempt to force Missouri's Republican-drawn congressional map into the November midterms, the second time the justices have sided against the map's backers in a matter of days. The Court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10, 2026, suspending the federal judge's directive that would have required the new districts, drawn to give Republicans an advantage in seven of Missouri's eight House seats, to govern the upcoming elections. No justice publicly dissented. No explanation accompanied the order. USA TODAY reported it was the second time the Supreme Court sided with opponents of the map. The result: Missouri's voters, not its legislature, will decide whether the redrawn…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map for the second time
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a Republican-drawn Missouri congressional map for the second time in three days, leaving voters to decide the redistricting fight at the ballot box this November. The court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10 suspending a federal judge's ruling that would have forced Missouri to use the new […] The post Supreme Court blocks Missouri's GOP-drawn congressional map for the second time appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a Republican-drawn Missouri congressional map for the second time in three days, leaving voters to decide the redistricting fight at the ballot box this November. The court issued a brief, unsigned order on September 10 suspending a federal judge's ruling that would have forced Missouri to use the new map in the midterm elections. No justice publicly dissented. The order offered no explanation, just a two-word result that ended, at least for now, a weeks-long legal tug-of-war between state and federal courts over which congressional boundaries Missouri voters will use in November. The decision marks the second time in three days the Supreme Court sided against the map. On September 8, Justice Brett…Open