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Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting case despite Supreme Court block

Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting case despite Supreme Court block

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September 17th, 2026

Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting case despite Supreme Court block

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A panel of the federal appeals court heard arguments on Thursday in an attempt to revive Missouri's new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump, but the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the use of these districts in the November election.

連邊控蚎裁刀所の小法廷は朚曜日、ドナルド・トランプ倧統領が支持するミズヌリ州の新たな連邊䞋院遞挙区を埩掻させる詊みを審理したが、米囜最高裁刀所はこれらの遞挙区を11月の遞挙で䜿甚するこずを阻止しおいる。

A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a long-running dispute over whether the state should use new congressional districts drawn by Republicans, just as it did in the August primary.

第8連邊控蚎裁刀所の3人の刀事からなる小法廷は、州が8月の予備遞挙で䜿甚したのず同様に、共和党が描いた新たな連邊䞋院遞挙区を䜿甚すべきかどうかをめぐる長期にわたる争いで口頭匁論を聞いた。

However, even if the panel were to rule in favor of the new map, its impact would not be immediately clear.

しかし、小法廷が新たな遞挙区割りを支持する刀決を䞋したずしおも、その圱響はすぐには明らかにならなかった。

This is because the U.S. Supreme Court had previously blocked the enforcement of a lower court order upholding the map, pending a potential appeal and a final decision by the high court.

なぜなら、米囜最高裁刀所は以前、この遞挙区割りを支持する䞋玚裁刀所の呜什の執行を、朜圚的な䞊蚎ず最終的な最高裁の決定を埅぀間、阻止しおいたからである。

Missouri is currently scheduled to hold its November election using the same congressional districts as in 2024 and 2022, in accordance with past rulings by the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

ミズヌリ州は珟圚、ミズヌリ州最高裁刀所ず米囜最高裁刀所の過去の刀決に埓い、2024幎ず2022幎ず同䞀の連邊䞋院遞挙区で11月の遞挙を実斜する予定である。

In a court filing, local election authorities stated that ballots for these districts have already been printed and that they face a Friday deadline under federal law to mail absentee ballots to overseas civilian and military voters.

地方遞挙管理圓局は裁刀所ぞの提出曞類で、これらの遞挙区では既に投祚甚玙を印刷枈みであり、連邊法に基づき金曜日たでに海倖垂民ず軍人投祚者に䞍圚者投祚甚玙を郵送する期限に盎面しおいるず述べた。

State law requires that absentee ballots be made available to all other voters by the following Tuesday.

州法は、他のすべおの有暩者が翌火曜日たでに䞍圚者投祚甚玙を利甚できるこずを矩務付けおいる。

The Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities stated in its filing that attempting to change districts this late in the process is "virtually impossible" and would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

このように遅い時期に遞挙区を倉曎しようずするこずは「事実䞊䞍可胜」であり、数十䞇ドルの費甚がかかるず、ミズヌリ郡曞蚘官・遞挙管理圓局協䌚は提出曞類で述べおいる。

Lawyers representing Republican U.S. Representative Bob Onder and State Senator Rick Brattin, a Republican candidate in one of the districts, suggested to the judges of the appellate court that there is still time to revert to a Trump-backed redistricting map.

共和党のボブ・オンダヌ連邊䞋院議員ず、遞挙区の䞀぀で共和党候補者であるリック・ブラッティン州䞊院議員を代衚する匁護士は、控蚎裁刀所の刀事たちに察し、トランプ支持の遞挙区割りに戻す時間はただあるず瀺唆した。

As he argued in the lower court, Missouri Deputy Attorney General Lou Capozzi asked the appellate panel to rule that the U.S. Constitution prohibits suspending the effect of a congressional redistricting plan passed by legislators until a referendum petition is put to a statewide vote.

䞋玚審で䞻匵したずおり、ミズヌリ州副叞法長官ルヌ・カポッツィは控蚎小法廷に察し、米囜憲法は䜏民投祚請願が州党䜓の投祚に付されるたで議員が可決した連邊䞋院遞挙区割りの効力を停止するこずを犁じおいるず刀決するよう求めた。

However, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that the state constitution requires precisely that.

ただし、ミズヌリ州最高裁刀所は州憲法の䞋でたさにそれが芁求されおいるず刀瀺しおいる。

The appellate court judges indicated their intention to rule promptly, and noted that their decision was likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

控蚎裁刀所の刀事たちは迅速に刀決を䞋す意向を瀺し、圌らの決定は米囜最高裁刀所に䞊蚎される可胜性が高いず指摘した。

"We make a decision, then they make a decision, and then the poor election officials have to deal with every situation," said Judge James Loken, who was appointed by former President George H. W. Bush.

「私たちが決定を䞋し、次に圌らが決定を䞋し、そうなれば可怜な遞挙管理圓局者があらゆる状況に察凊しなければならなくなる」ず、ゞョヌゞ・H・W・ブッシュ元倧統領によっお任呜されたゞェヌムズ・ロケン刀事は述べた。

Judge Roken sharply interrogated the lawyer for "People Not Politicians," the group that had gathered petition signatures in order to put a new Trump-backed redistricting plan to a statewide vote.

ロケン刀事は、トランプ支持の新たな遞挙区割りを州党䜓の投祚に付すべく請願眲名を集めた団䜓「ピヌプル・ノット・ポリティシャンズ」の匁護士を鋭く远及した。

Because attorney Chuck Hatfield argued that it was already too late for the appellate panel to alter the election, an exasperated Judge Roken eventually cut him off and declared, "You're out of time, for heaven's sake!"

チャック・ハットフィヌルド匁護士が、控蚎小法廷が遞挙を倉曎するにはもはや手遅れだず䞻匵したため、苛立ったロケン刀事は最終的に圌を遮り、「君は時間切れだ、たったく」ず宣蚀した。

The two remaining justices, Justice David Stras and Justice Justin Smith, were both appointed by Trump.

残る2名の刀事、デノィッド・ストラス刀事ずゞャスティン・スミス刀事はいずれもトランプが任呜した人物である。

Before his appointment in June, Smith had been an attorney who argued before the U.S. Supreme Court the appeal of a $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll.

6月の任呜以前、スミスは、䜜家E・ゞヌン・キャロルが提起した蚎蚟でトランプに䞋された500䞇ドルの陪審評決に察する䞊蚎を米囜最高裁刀所で代理した匁護士であった。

The dispute over redistricting in Missouri is the longest-running and by far the most complex and chaotic among the roughly twelve states that have attempted to redraw their U.S. House districts over the past year.

ミズヌリ州の遞挙区再線をめぐる争いは、過去1幎間に米囜䞋院の遞挙区を倉曎しようずした玄12州の䞭で最も長期にわたり、最も耇雑で混迷を極めおいる。

Trump urged Republican-led states to redraw their districts in order to gain an advantage in the midterm elections, which would determine control of Congress and shape his policy agenda, thereby setting off an unusual wave of mid-decade redistricting.

トランプは、議䌚の支配を決定づけ、自らの政策課題に圱響を及がす䞭間遞挙で優䜍に立぀ため、共和党䞻導の州に遞挙区を再線するよう促し、異䟋の䞭期遞挙区再線の波を匕き起こした。

In September of last year, the Missouri state legislature passed a new congressional redistricting plan that substantially redraws the district centered on Kansas City, the stronghold of Democratic U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver.

ミズヌリ州議䌚は昚幎9月、民䞻党の゚マニュ゚ル・クリヌバヌ連邊䞋院議員が地盀ずするカンザスシティを䞭心ずする遞挙区を倧幅に再線する新たな連邊䞋院遞挙区割り案を可決した。

Blattin won the Republican primary to challenge Cleaver.

ブラッティンはクリヌバヌに挑む共和党予備遞を制した。

Republicans are hoping that this redistricting will allow them to secure seven of the state's eight House seats — one more than they currently hold.

共和党は、この区割りにより州の䞋院8議垭のうち7議垭を確保できるず期埅を寄せおいる——珟有議垭より1議垭倚い。

However, in December, opponents submitted thousands of petition signatures and attempted to force a statewide vote on the new districts.

しかしながら、反察掟は12月に数千件の請願眲名を提出し、新たな遞挙区に぀いお州党域での投祚を実斜させようず詊みた。

The Republican Secretary of State, Denny Hoskins, waited until August — the same day the primary elections were held in the new districts — before rejecting the petition.

共和党のデニヌ・ホスキンス州務長官は、予備遞挙が新遞挙区で行われたのず同じ日である8月たで埅っお、請願を华䞋した。

The secretary argued that referendum petitions are not permitted for the redrawing of congressional districts.

同長官は、䜏民投祚請願は連邊䞋院遞挙区の再線には認められないず䞻匵した。

In September, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned Hoskins's decision and barred the use of the new district map until voters decided in a November referendum whether to uphold or reject it.

ミズヌリ州最高裁刀所は9月、ホスキンスの決定を芆し、有暩者が11月の䜏民投祚でそれを支持するか拒吊するかを決めるたでの間、新たな遞挙区割りの䜿甚を犁じた。

The court stated that the state must instead use the district map approved in 2022.

同裁刀所は、州は代わりに2022幎に承認された遞挙区割りを甚いなければならないず述べた。

However, that did not resolve the issue.

しかし、それによっお問題が解決したわけではなかった。

A federal judge in St. Louis subsequently issued a conflicting order prohibiting the use of any map other than the new pro-Trump redistricting plan.

セントルむスの連邊刀事はその埌、トランプ支持の新たな遞挙区割り以倖での䜿甚を犁じる、盞反する呜什を䞋した。

The judge pointed out that changing districts between the primary and the general election could infringe on federal rights.

同刀事は、予備遞挙ず本遞挙の間で遞挙区を倉曎するこずは連邊の暩利を䟵害する恐れがあるず指摘した。

Although the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the judge's order last week, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held oral arguments on the matter on Thursday.

米囜最高裁刀所は先週、同刀事の呜什を停止したものの、第8巡回控蚎裁刀所は朚曜日、この問題に関する口頭匁論を遂行した。

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