The national battle over congressional redistricting, which began ten months ago , is intensifying as the November midterm elections draw closer. It is fueled by a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the federal Voting Rights Act. This ruling has provided grounds for states to attempt to eliminate voting districts with significant minority populations, setting the stage for high-stakes legal and legislative clashes across the country. Missouri's top court is currently hearing a pivotal legal challenge to one of Donald Trump's earliest redistricting successes. The state was the second Republican-led state, following Texas, to heed Trump's call last year to redraw congressional districts in a bid to secure additional seats for the GOP in the upcoming midterms.…