Show-Me Guv Kehoe Winning Against NAACP Lawsuit

Credit where it's due . . . This is probably the best prog blog out there and and their follow-up on this courtroom showdown is important . . . 

During the special session, legislators redrew the map to favor Republicans. The Missouri NAACP filed the lawsuit against state officials including Kehoe in September in an attempt to stop the special session from happening, but the court did not take up the case in time to stop legislators from meeting for the session.

The lawsuit alleged that while the Missouri Constitution allows the governor to call special sessions for extraordinary occasions, Kehoe’s reasoning to call the most recent session did not qualify as an extraordinary occasion.

Judge Christopher Limbaugh disagreed, stating in the ruling issued Friday that the governor has the constitutional discretion to decide what qualifies as an extraordinary occasion.

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

Special session to redraw Missouri congressional districts was constitutional, judge rules * Missouri Independent

A Cole County judge ruled Friday that Gov. Mike Kehoe had the constitutional authority to call the gerrymandering special session.