Story perspectives

People Not Politicians petition Missouri Supreme Court over map

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

People Not Politicians petitioned Supreme Court on September 23, 2026 to retain Missouri’s 2022 congressional map for November election.
8th Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use 2025 map, saying it would deprive voters of a role.
Missouri Supreme Court said 2025 map never took effect and can be used after a November referendum.
People Not Politicians, led by Richard von Glahn, say the appeals court order violates Supreme Court’s stay, undermining redistricting.

History

Historical Context

1962 Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the 6-2 opinion in Baker v. Carr, declaring redistricting justiciable under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. That decision created the “one person, one vote” rule later enforced in Reynolds v. Sims (1964). In 2026, People Not Politicians, led by Richard von Glahn, sued over Missouri’s 2025 congressional map, invoking the same principle.

1 of 2

Story summary

People Not Politicians petitioned Supreme Court on September 23, 2026 to retain Missouri’s 2022 congressional map for November election.
8th Court of Appeals ordered Missouri to use 2025 map, saying it would deprive voters of a role.
Missouri Supreme Court said 2025 map never took effect and can be used after a November referendum.
People Not Politicians, led by Richard von Glahn, say the appeals court order violates Supreme Court’s stay, undermining redistricting.

1 / 2