Missouri Attorney General says voters can’t overturn gerrymandered map

On 2026-04-02, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit to prevent the implementation of a gerrymandered congressional map from being subject to a statewide referendum. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said she would fight to defend the U.S. Constitution, arguing that map-drawing power belongs to the legislature. The suit was directed at the referendum effort backed by People Not Politicians.