Richard von Glahn says "The law is the law" after the Supreme Court's September 10 stay
Executive director of People Not Politicians, the group that circulated the referendum petition and intervened in the federal case
“The law is the law, the Missouri constitution is clear as was the Missouri Supreme Court … People, not politicians, will have the final say when they vote NO on Proposition A this November.”
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Reporting
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ABC News reports the Supreme Court's September 10 stay and quotes a statement from Richard von Glahn, executive director of People Not Politicians.
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Report on the Supreme Court's September 10 stay. It quotes Richard von Glahn's emailed statement, notes that the U.S. solicitor general joined Missouri and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins in opposing the stay, and describes the order as unsigned with no publicly noted dissent.
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Report on the Eighth Circuit's September 21 ruling, with statements from Sen. Rick Brattin and Richard von Glahn.
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The Supreme Court on September 10 stayed Chief Judge Stephen Clark's order requiring the 2025 map, which revived the Supreme Court of Missouri's September 3 ruling, the Missouri Independent reported.
After the quotation
On September 21, after the Eighth Circuit ruled the other way, von Glahn said he was confident the U.S. Supreme Court would again find that the 2022 map would be used in November.
How this statement is classified
Responding to: Under the Missouri Constitution, the referendum petition kept House Bill 1 from taking effect, so the 2022 map is the only valid congressional map and must be used in the 2026 general election.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
The reference point is use of the 2025 map in the 2026 general election. Von Glahn welcomes the stay that leaves the 2022 map in place and says Missouri law is clear, which opposes using the 2025 map. The closest competing label, “Challenged the characterization”, loses because he defends the outcome as required by law rather than disputing a description.
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