“The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of changing the congressional/legislative maps back to their previous boundaries.”
Verdict: Mostly TrueThe Missouri Supreme Court did block Trump-backed congressional maps and restored the state's previous district boundaries, though it also ordered a statewide referendum on the map rather than permanently reinstating the old lines.
According to Al Jazeera, CNN, and the Guardian, the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously blocked the new, Trump-backed congressional map from being used in the November midterms and restored the state's previous districts, while ordering a statewide vote on the new map's fate. AOL confirms this outcome and notes Trump's own Truth Social statement describing the ruling as changing maps 'back to what they were a long time ago.' The claim accurately reflects that the ruling reverted to prior boundaries, but it omits that this restoration is tied to a pending referendum and ongoing appeal, not a final, standalone decision to keep the old maps permanently.
Sources
- Missouri Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed map from November’s midterms | US Midterm Elections 2026 News | Al Jazeera — aljazeera.com
- Missouri supreme court throws out new congressional maps backed by Trump | US politics | The Guardian — theguardian.com
- Missouri Supreme Court blocks GOP-friendly US House map from midterm elections – after it was used in the primaries - AOL — aol.com