Show-Me Racial Gerrymander Legal Fight

A glimpse at an ongoing debate . . . This time from the other side of the state that STILL might have implications for KC voters . . . Check-it: 

"Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's office is arguing in a court filing that judges should preserve a new congressional map for the state, partly because a map approved by the legislature in 2022 contains a St. Louis-based district that may constitute an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

"The filing is sparking condemnation from some Black elected officials from St. Louis, who see it as a rupture in an unusual redistricting alliance between Republicans and Democrats that ultimately helped enhance African American political power in the region."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri AG argues St. Louis congressional district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander

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