On Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied the state's bid to keep the new map in place, leaving the state's Supreme Court decision in place ordering the use of a 2022 map instead.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A national redistricting battle has left a scar on Missouri — and left voters befuddled — two months before a pivotal November election that will determine control of Congress and affect the fate of President Donald Trump's agenda.

The court's ruling overturns unilateral action from Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins declaring unconstitutional a ballot measure with enough signatures to go before voters.

We are equipped to make the necessary changes,” the directors, one Democrat and one Republican, said in a joint statement to The Star.

Democrats received some good news on the redistricting front Thursday, with a pair of favorable rulings from the supreme courts of Missouri and Maryland.  In Missouri, the state’s high court blocked the use of a new Republican-drawn congressional map this November,