A divided Missouri Supreme Court upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate on Wednesday, rejecting a legal challenge that claimed mapmakers should have placed a greater emphasis on keeping communities intact. The high court's 5-2 decision means the districts, first used in the 2022 elections, will remain in place both for this year's elections and ensuing ones. Many of those fights have pitted Democrats against Republicans as each party tries to shape districts to its advantage, but the
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate against a challenge that claimed they had wrongly split some communities. The high court's 5-2 decision Wednesday means the districts will remain in place for this year's elections. A lawsuit had sought to force changes to districts in some St. Louis suburbs and in western Missouri's Buchanan County. But the Supreme Court said the maps appropriately prioritized the importance of compact districts over keeping communities together. The case was one of several pending across the country based on redistricting done after the 2020 census.
The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld voting districts drawn for the state Senate against a challenge that claimed they had wrongly split some communities. The high court s 5-2 decision Wednesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Claims that African-American workers were subjected to nooses, Confederate flags and racist graffiti at a Harley-Davidson factory are enough to allow a hostile workplace suit to proceed even if the plaintiffs never saw such things themselves, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled.