Federal Court Tosses GOP Lawsuit Against Missouri’s Gerrymander Referendum Effort
A federal judge Monday dismissed Missouri Republicans’ attempt to stop voters from pursuing a referendum against the state’s newly gerrymandered congressional map.
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This Week at Democracy Docket: DOJ’s Latest Anti-Voting Lawyer — and SCOTUS Saves Trump Again
It wasn’t the week’s biggest news. But on Friday, perhaps my favorite recent Democracy Docket story offered the kind of deep, granular reporting, exposing the people and institutions quietly leading Trump’s war on voting, that you won’t find anywhere else.
Trump Jr. Targets Missouri Activist in Latest Attack on Gerrymander Opponents
As Missourians fight to stave off a GOP gerrymander by putting it to a statewide vote, the President of United States’ eldest son entered the fray Wednesday evening, singling out the referendum’s organizer on social media.
Federal Court Hears ‘Unprecedented’ GOP Bid to Deny Missouri Voters a Voice on Gerrymander
Rather than work to win public support for the map, Republicans are deploying every conceivable tactic to stop Missourians from voting on the gerrymander, which GOP lawmakers passed earlier this year at President Donald Trump’s request.
Missouri AG Launches Last-Ditch Immigration Probe into Referendum that Threatens GOP Gerrymander
In the latest attempt to intimidate voters, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) launched a sweeping immigration-focused investigation into the signature-gathering firm behind the referendum that threatens to overturn the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander.
Explainer: GOP’s Multi-Front Effort to Shield Missouri Gerrymander From Voters
Missouri is at the center of one of the most brazen assaults on democracy of the Trump era.
This Week at Democracy Docket: Trump’s Texas Gerrymander Blocked, and the GOP Calls ICE on Signature Gatherers
This was a week when President Donald Trump’s authoritarian power grab — from his bid to rig the 2026 midterms to his corrupt, revenge-driven prosecutions — suffered some major setbacks.
Missouri AG Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
In a stunning escalation over the Missouri GOP’s gerrymander, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Missouri Organizers Challenge GOP’s ‘Inaccurate and Biased’ Gerrymander Referendum Language
Pro-democracy organizers filed a new lawsuit Friday accusing Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) of using wildly deceptive ballot language to tilt a referendum in favor of the GOP’s mid-decade gerrymander.
National Republicans Send Deceptive Text to ‘Confuse and Intimidate’ Missouri Voters
A deceptive message, sent out last week, is just the latest tactic Republicans are using in their effort to prevent Missourians from deciding whether their state’s congressional districts should be redrawn in favor of the GOP.