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Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting map that Supreme Court had blocked

Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting map that Supreme Court had blocked

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September 17th, 2026

Appeals court hears Trump-backed Missouri redistricting map that Supreme Court had blocked

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A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court on Thursday heard a request aimed at reinstating new Missouri congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has blocked those districts from being used in the November election.

一個聯邦上訴法院合議庭週四審理了一項請求,該請求旨在恢復由總統唐納·川普支持的新密蘇里州國會選區,儘管美國最高法院已阻止這些選區在11月選舉中使用。

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit heard arguments in the protracted dispute over whether the state should use the new Republican-drawn congressional districts, as it did in the August primary.

美國第八巡迴上訴法院一個由三名法官組成的合議庭聽取了這場曠日持久爭議的辯論焦點在於該州是否應使用共和黨繪製的新聯邦眾議院選區,正如該州在8月初選中所做的那樣

However, even if the panel rules in favor of the new map, its impact remains uncertain.

然而即使合議庭裁定支持新地圖其影響仍不明朗

This is because the U.S. Supreme Court had earlier blocked the enforcement of a lower court's order upholding the map, pending a possible appeal and a final ruling by the Supreme Court.

這是因為美國最高法院此前已阻止執行下級法院支持該地圖的命令等待可能的上訴最高法院的最終裁決

In light of earlier rulings by the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, Missouri now plans to use the same congressional districts in the November election as it did in 2024 and 2022.

鑑於密蘇里州最高法院及美國最高法院先前的裁決,密蘇里州現計劃在11月選舉中採用與2024年和2022年相同的國會選區。

Local election officials stated in a court filing that they had already begun printing ballots using these districts, and that under federal law, absentee ballots must be sent to overseas civilian and military voters by Friday.

地方選舉官員在一份法庭文件中表示他們已著手印製採用這些選區選票依聯邦法律規定須於週五前將缺席選票寄送給海外公民與軍人選民

State law, meanwhile, requires that absentee ballots be made available to all other voters by next Tuesday.

州法律要求在下週二前向所有其他選民提供缺席選票

According to a document submitted by the Missouri Association of County Clerks and Election Authorities, attempting to change the districts at such a late stage would be "virtually impossible" and would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

根據密蘇里州縣書記官選舉當局協會提交的文件在如此晚的階段試圖更改選區將「實際上不可能」,且將耗費數十萬美元

Lawyers for Republican U.S. Representative Bob Onder and State Senator Rick Brattinthe latter being the Republican nominee in one of the congressional districtspointed out to the appellate court judges that there is still time to restore the map backed by Trump.

共和黨聯邦眾議員鮑勃·翁德州參議員里克·布拉廷——後者其中一個國會選區共和黨提名人——的律師上訴法院法官指出恢復川普支持的地圖仍有時間

As he had argued in the district court, Missouri Deputy Attorney General Lou Capozzi urged the appellate panel to rule that the U.S. Constitution bars a citizen referendum petition from suspending a congressional map passed by legislators until a statewide vote can be heldeven though the Missouri Supreme Court has already ruled that the state constitution requires exactly that.

正如在地方法院所主張的密蘇里州副檢察長盧·卡波齊敦促上訴合議庭裁定美國憲法禁止公民複決請願暫停立法者通過的國會地圖直到能舉行全州投票——儘管密蘇里州最高法院已裁定州憲法要求這樣做

The appellate court judges stated that they would rule promptly, and noted that any ruling they issued could be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

上訴法院法官表示,他們將迅速作出裁決,並指出其所作出的任何裁決均可能被上訴至美國最高法院。

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

我們必須做出裁決然後他們必須做出裁決,然後可憐的選舉官員必須處理一切事務的現狀,」由前總統喬治·H·W·布希任命的法官詹姆斯·洛肯

Loken sharply questioned the lawyer for the organization "People Not Politicians," which had gathered petition signatures to force a statewide vote on the new map backed by Trump.

洛肯「人民而非政客」組織的律師提出尖銳質疑該組織蒐集請願簽名以迫使川普支持的新地圖付諸全州投票

When the lawyer, Chuck Hatfield, argued that it was too late for the appellate panel to try to change the election, an exasperated Loken eventually cut him off, declaring: "You don't have time, damn it!"

當律師查克·哈特菲爾德辯稱上訴合議庭試圖改變選舉為時已晚時,惱怒的洛肯最終打斷了他宣稱:「你們沒時間了該死!」

The other two members of the panelJudge David Stras and Judge Justin Smithwere both appointed by Trump.

另外兩名合議庭成員——大衛·斯特拉斯法官賈斯汀·史密斯法官——由川普任命

Before his appointment in June, Smith was a lawyer who had represented Trump in a lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, a case in which Trump's appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a $5 million jury verdict was unsuccessful.

史密斯在6月獲任命前是一名律師曾在作家E·珍·卡羅爾提起的訴訟中代表川普該案中川普就500萬美元的陪審團裁決向美國最高法院提出的上訴未能成功

Missouri's redistricting battle has been the longest, most complex, and most bewildering of the roughly dozen states that have attempted to alter their congressional districts over the past year.

密蘇里州的選區重劃之爭在過去一年中約十幾個試圖更改其聯邦眾議院選區的州裡,是最漫長最複雜且最令人困惑的一場

Trump has driven this unusual mid-decade wave of redistricting, urging Republican-led states to redraw their districts in order to gain an advantage in the midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress and shape his agenda.

川普推動了這股不尋常的十年中期選區重劃浪潮他敦促共和黨領導的州重新繪製選區以在中期選舉中取得優勢而該選舉將決定國會控制權並影響他的議程

In September of last year, Missouri lawmakers passed a new congressional map that significantly reshaped the Kansas City district represented by Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver.

密蘇里州立法者於去年九月通過了一份新的國會選區地圖大幅重塑了民主黨眾議員伊曼紐爾·克利弗所代表的堪薩斯城選區

Brattin won the Republican primary, thereby earning the chance to challenge Cleaver.

布拉廷在共和黨初選中勝出從而得以挑戰克利弗

Republicans expect the map to help them win seven of the state's eight U.S. House seatsone more than they currently hold.

共和黨人期望這份地圖能助其在該州八個聯邦眾議院席位中贏得七席——較目前多出一席

However, in December, opponents submitted thousands of petition signatures in order to push for a statewide referendum on the new districts.

然而反對者於12月遞交了數千份請願簽名以推動就新選區舉行全州公民投票

The Republican Secretary of State, Danny Hoskins, did not reject the petition until Augustthe very same day the primary was held under the new district mapclaiming that a referendum petition does not apply to congressional redistricting.

共和黨籍州務卿丹尼·霍斯金斯直到8月——在新選區架構下初選舉行的同一天——才駁回該請願並聲稱公民複決請願不適用於國會選區重劃

In September, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned Hoskins's ruling, barring the new map from taking effect until voters decided in a November referendum whether to keep or reject it.

密蘇里州最高法院於9月撤銷霍斯金斯的裁決禁止新地圖生效直至選民在11月複決中決定是否維持或拒絕它

The court said the state had to revert to the districts approved in 2022.

法院表示該州必須改用2022年批准的選區

However, the matter did not end there.

然而事情並未就此結束

Subsequently, a federal judge in St. Louis issued a conflicting order prohibiting the use of any districts other than the new map backed by Trump.

其後聖路易斯一名聯邦法官發布了一項相互矛盾的命令禁止使用除川普支持的新地圖以外的任何選區

The judge noted that switching districts between the primary and general elections could violate federal rights.

該法官指出在初選與大選之間切換選區可能侵犯聯邦權利

The U.S. Supreme Court suspended the judge's order last week, but the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals continued to hear arguments on the issue on Thursday.

美國最高法院上週中止了該法官的命令第八巡迴上訴法院週四仍繼續就該問題聽取辯論

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