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  "path": "/2026/03/12/judge-rules-gerrymandered-missouri-congressional-map-is-constitutional/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-12T22:26:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Courts",
    "Election 2026",
    "5th Congressional District",
    "ACLU of Missouri",
    "Adam Caine",
    "Campaign Legal Center",
    "Catherine Hanaway",
    "Emanuel Cleaver",
    "gerrymandering",
    "Mike Kehoe",
    "Missouri Republicans"
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  "textContent": "The gerrymandered congressional map pushed through the General Assembly by Republicans meets constitutional requirements for districts to be compact and contiguous, a Jackson County judge ruled Thursday. The decision from Circuit Judge Adam Caine is the third Missouri court ruling to reject a constitutional challenge to the plan intended to shift the 5th Congressional District […]",
  "title": "Judge rules gerrymandered Missouri congressional map is constitutional"
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