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Wise v. Missouri

Last Updated Sep 29, 2025
Case No. 2516-CV29597 (Mo. Cir. Ct., Jackson Cnty.)
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Case Information

A state court challenge to the 2025 congressional plan, based on an alleged state constitutional prohibition on mid-decade redrawing, state provisions on compactness, and state provisions on equal population and contiguity caused by a duplicated precinct placed in two different districts.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Petition Sep 12, 2025
Document icon Motion for preliminary injunction Sep 12, 2025
Document icon Motion to dismiss Sep 19, 2025
Document icon Opposition Sep 29, 2025

Map | Challenged congressional plan

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