The Supreme Court on Thursday morning paused a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed Missouri to use a new congressional map. The map was expected to give Republicans an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Court's emergency order prevents the state from using the map for now, sending the dispute back to the lower courts. The action came in response to a request to halt the judge's decision.
No reasoning from the Court was included in the brief announcement, and the order does not resolve the underlying legal questions about the map's validity. The case remains ongoing as lower proceedings continue.