Luther v. State, SC101412

… On appeal, the Supreme Court of Missouri reviewed the constitutional question de novo. The Court held that article III, section 45 obligates the General Assembly to redistrict upon certification of the decennial census but does not expressly prohibit mid-decade or more frequent congressional redistricting. The Court explained that, absent express constitutional restraint, the General Assembly’s legislative power remains plenary. The Court also found that the word “when” in section 45 acts as a trigger for mandatory redistricting but does not serve as a limitation on the legislature’s authority to redistrict at other times.<br /> <br /> The Supreme Court of Missouri affirmed the circuit court’s judgment, upholding HB 1 as constitutional and concluding that article III, section 45 does not restrict the General Assembly’s power to conduct mid-decade congressional redistricting. </p> </div> <div class="-display-flex align-right"> <a href="javascript:void(0)" id="summary-read-more" data-directive="j-expand" data-section="diminished-text" data-collapsed_class="-collapsed" data-expanded_class="-expanded" data-collapsed_text="<span></span>Read more" data-expanded_text="<span></span>Collapse Summary">Read more</a> </div> <strong class="heading-6 has-margin-top-30 hidden" data-subscribed="0"> …