Eric Schmitt(@Eric_Schmitt):Big win. The Missouri First Map keeps racking up court wins. The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the plain meaning of the Missouri Constitution and refused to let a referendum petition automatically suspend the state’s duly enacted congressional map.

2026.05.12 21:31

Big win. The Missouri First Map keeps racking up court wins. The Missouri Supreme Court upheld the plain meaning of the Missouri Constitution and refused to let a referendum petition automatically suspend the state’s duly enacted congressional map.

Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway@AGCHanaway

2026.05.12 21:15

Today’s rulings are a complete victory for Missouri and for the people’s elected representatives. The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the Missouri FIRST Map and has ruled that the map did not violate constitutional compactness requirements. Additionally, the Court affirmed that unverified referendum petitions do not freeze duly enacted state laws. Thanks to the hard work of our legal team, the Missouri FIRST Map stands, the rule of law is vindicated, and Missouri voters can have confidence that their legislature’s work has been upheld. Democracy wins.