Scope: Federal
Branch: Judicial
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: September 21, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a two-page order in Congressman Robert Onder, et al v. Richard von Glahn, et al, a civil rights appeal arising from Missouri. Amici filing in the appeal include the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, the ACLU of Missouri Foundation, and the Campaign Legal Center on behalf of appellants, and Club for Growth on behalf of appellees.
Constitutional basis: Appellate litigation over election and ballot-access questions still moving through Article III review, with no final merits determination on the record.