‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts
- The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn congressional map aimed at ousting Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, ruling opponents failed to prove it violated the state constitution.
- Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the use of race in redistricting, many gerrymandering lawsuits have shifted to state courts where constitutional provisions provide new grounds for challenges.
- Several Southern states face legal challenges to new congressional maps favoring Republicans, with lawsuits citing state constitutional provisions against partisan gerrymandering and election timing rules.
- Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins warned that striking down the GOP-backed map for the 2026 election could cause confusion, but the Missouri Supreme Court allowed the map to stand for now.
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‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts • West Virginia Watch
Demonstrators rallied outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, as judges weigh challenges to a GOP-supported congressional map. The number 305,968 references the number of signatures of voters seeking to force a statewide referendum vote on the lines (Photo by Jonathan Shorman/States Newsroom)JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the stre…
‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts • Maine Morning Star
Demonstrators rallied outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, as judges weigh challenges to a GOP-supported congressional map. The number 305,968 references the number of signatures of voters seeking to force a statewide referendum vote on the lines (Photo by Jonathan Shorman/States Newsroom)JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the stre…
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‘Are they going to roll over?’: Gerrymandering fights reach state high courts
Demonstrators rallied outside the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, as judges weigh challenges to a GOP-supported congressional map. The number 305,968 references the number of signatures of voters seeking to force a statewide referendum vote on the lines (Photo by Jonathan Shorman/States Newsroom)JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — Control of the U.S. House may run through a courtroom in Missouri. In a red brick courthouse across the stre…
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