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Missouri General Assembly v. von Glahn

Last Updated Jan 21, 2026
Case No. 4:25-cv-01535 (E.D. Mo.)
Cycles 2020

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A federal challenge to a Missouri referendum on the legislation redrawing the state’s congressional districts, as ostensibly precluded by the Elections Clause and the “independent state legislature” notion.

On Dec. 8, 2025, the court dismissed the case as unripe.

History

Case filings, starting with most recent court
    Name Last Modified
Document icon Complaint Oct 15, 2025
Document icon Motion for prelim. injunction (incl. exhs.) Oct 15, 2025
Document icon Opposition (incl. exhs.) Nov 3, 2025
Document icon Reply Nov 13, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Mo. Repub. State Comm. Nov 24, 2025
Highlighted document Document icon Order denying PI as moot Dec 8, 2025
Document icon Motion to dismiss (incl. exhs.) Nov 3, 2025
Document icon Opposition Nov 13, 2025
Document icon Amicus brief of Mo. Repub. State Comm. Nov 24, 2025
Document icon Reply (incl. exhs.) Nov 20, 2025
Highlighted document Document icon Order dismissing case as unripe Dec 8, 2025
Document icon State's motion to alter judgment Jan 5, 2026
Document icon Opposition Jan 14, 2026
Document icon Reply Jan 21, 2026
Document icon Motion for sanctions (incl. exhs.) Dec 12, 2025
Document icon Opposition Dec 16, 2025
Document icon Reply Dec 18, 2025

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(consolidated) State court challenge to redrawing of congressional lines: mid-decade redrawing, compactness
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State court rejected challenge to use of mid-decade congressional redraw pending referendum
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