A federal judge in Missouri issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday.
密苏里州的一名联邦法官周二发布了临时限制令。
The order stops the state from using the old congressional district map in the November election.
该命令禁止该州在11月选举中使用旧的国会选区地图。
Earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the state's Republican attorney general.
此前,美国最高法院拒绝审理该州共和党总检察长的上诉。
This decision supported a ban from the Missouri Supreme Court.
这一决定支持了密苏里州最高法院的禁令。
That ban said the new districts were automatically paused because of a citizen petition.
该禁令认为,新选区因公民请愿而自动暂停。
The new districts are supported by Republicans and were already used in the August primary.
新选区由共和党支持,并已在8月初选中使用。
Last month, Missouri's highest court ruled that the state must bring back the old districts. These were used after the last census.
密苏里州最高法院上月裁定,该州必须恢复上次人口普查后使用的旧选区。
Republican Attorney General Katherine Hanaway said changing districts between the primary and the general election would violate voters' rights. It would also cause confusion.
共和党总检察长凯瑟琳·哈纳威说,在初选和大选之间更换选区会侵犯选民权利,并造成混乱。
The fight started when Trump urged Republicans last year to redraw congressional borders.
这场斗争源于特朗普去年敦促共和党人重新划分国会边界。
Missouri's governor, Mike Kehoe, then called a special meeting and passed a new map that helped Republicans.
密苏里州州长迈克·基霍随后召集了特别会议,通过了有利于共和党的新地图。
The map targeted the district of Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver from Kansas City. It moved parts of his district to nearby Republican districts.
该地图针对堪萨斯城的民主党众议员伊曼纽尔·克利弗的选区,将其部分划给邻近的共和党选区。
Missouri's highest court said the new districts were frozen. Petition signatures were submitted later. They never became law.
密苏里州最高法院表示,新选区在请愿签名提交时已被追溯冻结,因此从未成为法律。
Secretary of State Danny Hoskins on Tuesday put the referendum on the November ballot. It was listed as Proposal A, as ordered.
州务卿丹尼·霍斯金斯周二按命令将公投列为11月投票中的提案A。
Missouri is the second state, after Texas, to answer Trump's call.
密苏里州是继得克萨斯州之后第二个响应特朗普呼吁的州。
Republicans hope to win up to 16 extra seats with new maps in several states.
共和党人希望通过多州新地图赢得最多16个额外席位。