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Catherine Hanaway appeals Missouri Supreme Court decision to use previous congressional districts for November general election

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed an appeal to the United States Supreme Court on Friday to stay the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling regarding the state's congressional map. The state's high court ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to use the previous congressional districts for the November general election, rather than the new map drawn last year.

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This decision follows a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court that a referendum petition seeking to freeze the new map was lawful. Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had previously rejected the petition, arguing that the state's constitution does not allow for referendum petitions on congressional redistricting. However, the court's decision means that voters who participated in the August primary will see different districts than those used in the November general election. Catherine Hanaway argued that the court's decision is unprecedented and violates the Equal Protection Clause by disadvantaging voters who were moved into new districts. The appeal asks the United States Supreme Court to issue a statement by September 14. Justice Brett Kavanaugh has asked critics of the new map to respond to the appeal by Monday.

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