Missouri AG Challenges Supreme Court Ruling on Congressional Map in Federal Court
Missouri's Attorney General office is challenging a ruling by the Missouri Supreme Court in federal court filings. The state's highest court had determined that due to a referendum, the state must use its previous congressional district map for the upcoming…
Kansas City, MO, September 7, 2026 — Missouri’s Attorney General office has initiated legal action in federal court, challenging a decision made by the Missouri Supreme Court. The legal challenge centers on the state’s congressional district map for an upcoming election.
The state’s highest court had previously ruled that Missouri must utilize its prior congressional district map for the upcoming election, citing a referendum as the basis for this decision. However, the Attorney General’s office is now contesting this ruling.
In federal court filings submitted to the Eastern District of Missouri, the Attorney General’s chief litigator presented arguments against the state Supreme Court’s determination. The core of this federal argument is that the Supreme Court’s decision was predicated on what the Attorney General’s office describes as a “legal fiction.”
The office is seeking a federal court order to permit the use of the newly drawn congressional district map for the upcoming election, rather than the map mandated by the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling.
Details regarding the specific referendum cited by the Missouri Supreme Court were not elaborated upon in the filings. Similarly, the timeline for proceedings in the Eastern District of Missouri, or any potential outcomes beyond the request to use the new map, were not immediately specified.
Story summarized from the original created by Rudi Keller on missouriindependent.com, see more information here.
Media gallery
