Missouri’s new US House map goes to court while Louisiana and South Carolina consider redistricting

Missouri’s top court heard an important legal challenge Tuesday to one of President Donald Trump’s earliest redistricting successes, while lawmakers in Louisiana and South Carolina weigh whether to become the latest Republican states to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the November midterm elections.

Rather than waning, a national redistricting battle that began 10 months ago has intensified — inflamed by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act...