Federal appeals court questions whether opponent of Missouri's GOP map can stay on case

A federal appeals court is questioning if the group People Not Politicians can remain in a case over Missouri's congressional map. A lawyer for Congressman Bob Onder asked to vacate the group's actions. The group previously led efforts to suspend the state's Republican-drawn map through signature gathering.
A lawyer for Congressman Bob Onder, R-Lake Saint Louis, asked the court to vacate the court actions from People Not Politicians, the group that successfully gathered signatures to suspend Republican's gerrymandered congressional map.
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