SCOTUS Missouri gerrymander ruling praised by pro-voter groups, attacked by GOP officials
“People, not politicians, will be the final deciders on this DC power grab,” says group opposing Missouri Republican gerrymander.
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Missouri map mess forced the Supreme Court to clarify Purcell principle and highlight shadow docket flaws
The Court clarified one of its most controversial legal doctrines while inadvertently proving one of the primary criticisms of its “shadow docket” practices.
Supreme Court smacks down Denny Hoskins for creating Missouri’s redistricting mess
In an effort to protect the GOP’s gerrymander, Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) argued that changing congressional maps after the primary would plunge the state into electoral chaos. The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blunt response.
In a win for voters, Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered map for midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed Friday that Missouri cannot use a gerrymandered congressional map for this year’s midterm elections, closing out a yearlong redistricting legal battle.
Missouri Republicans dragged out the battle over their gerrymander. Now they’re trying to blame the state’s top court
Secretary of State Denny Hoskins (R) deliberately delayed making a decision on whether the new map is subject to a referendum so the state could use the gerrymandered districts for the August primary.
In final plea, referendum backers ask Supreme Court to stop Missouri from changing maps after voting began
Missouri referendum proponents made their final pitch to the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, arguing that lower federal courts cannot sidestep the justices’ previous order halting use of the state’s Republican-drawn 2025 congressional map — especially now that voting is underway.
Scope of Republicans’ Missouri gerrymander revealed in latest briefs to Supreme Court
More than 1.4 million people – or roughly 1 in 3 voters statewide – would shift between the new and old districts, all in an effort to eliminate a single Democratic seat in Kansas City.
In Missouri gerrymander fight, GOP wants to vastly expand Purcell — giving state lawmakers nearly unchecked power over elections
In Missouri’s perpetual redistricting fight, Republicans and GOP-led states are pushing to expand a doctrine traditionally aimed at restraining federal court intervention close to an election.
Missouri redistricting fight returns to U.S. Supreme Court after 8th Circuit orders GOP gerrymander for midterms
Missouri referendum proponents asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday night to review a federal appeals court ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the November midterms. The filing by People Not Politicians and its executive director Richard von Glahn* comes after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held that Missouri […]
Missouri referendum backers ask 8th Circuit to pause ruling requiring GOP gerrymander for midterms
Missouri referendum proponents asked a federal appeals court Monday to pause its ruling requiring the state to use its 2025 GOP congressional gerrymander in the November elections while they seek U.S. Supreme Court review. The emergency request comes after a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Missouri’s plan to […]
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