U.S. District Judge George O’Toole said the question had been asked of applicants to positions ranging from an air traffic control specialist to a crane operator to a nuclear materials courier.
Judge Nicole Berner, a Biden appointee, compared the government's position to previous episodes of mass detention in American history. Source
A dizzying volley of court rulings in recent days has created widespread confusion about which congressional boundaries will be in effect in November.
There was confusion over the map due to multiple legal tracks being pursued.
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an order that told Missouri to keep implementing Republicans’ favored 7-1 congressional map, which sparked confusion about what boundaries would be used in the November election. By lifting that federal judge’s directive, it leaves in place a state court directive that tells elections officials to return to the existing map with a 6-2 split. The GOP had pushed for a pickup opportunity as part of the mid-decade redistricting war. Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6081621-supreme-court-blocks-missouri-congressional-map/ #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #Missouri #Redistricting #Republicans #Trump #DrewPetrimoulx
Missouri’s battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year.
The ruling is the latest twist in an intense legal drama that has plunged the state into electoral confusion.
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday appears to be the end of the push to use a 2025 redistricting map that favored Republicans in the midterm elections.
Missouri election officials are waiting for answers as their congressional map remains uncertain. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court will decide whether President Trump's mail-in ballot restrictions can go into effect. Hofstra University Law Professor James Sample, Staff Writer for The Atlantic Mark Leibovich, New York Times Opinion Columnist David French and Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher join Katy Tur to weigh in.
Clashing rulings by Justice Kavanaugh and a federal judge have left the fate of the state’s new GOP-friendly map in limbo.