Missouri's Republican attorney general says he still considers it illegal to provide abortions after fetal viability, despite a newly approved state abortion rights amendment.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are facing a new era with President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A law requiring Missouri voters to show government-issued photo identification to cast regular ballots will stand after a lower-court judge found it constitutional Tuesday.

Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem upheld a law that requires voters to present government-issued photo identification for voting.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that a state law requiring a photo ID to vote was upheld in a court ruling on Monday.

JEFFERSON CITY — A Cole County judge struck down key elements of a Republican-led “voter integrity” law Wednesday as unconstitutional and vague, setting up a possible appeal or further legislative action.

Missouri lawmakers passed legislation in 2022 that established a photo ID requirement at the polls. The NAACP and voting rights group had sued, arguing that its intention was to disenfranchise large groups of people.

A Cole County judge called requirements for obtaining photo identification "generalized grievances shared by the population as a whole."

The leader of Planned Parenthood Great Plains says the move is a ploy to prevent a Jackson County judge from potentially knocking down other abortion restrictions. Andrew Bailey says his office will continue to enforce laws requiring parental consent and outlawing coercion.

A Missouri judge has upheld a state law requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification at polling stations, reigniting debates about voter accessibility and election security. The ruling,

Pension systems for Missouri sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys raised concerns when they contributed to a campaign for Amendment 6 in October.

A Missouri judge threw out a lawsuit from the Missouri NAACP and other groups challenging the state's law requiring a government-issued ID to vote. But the plaintiffs say "the court got the test wrong" and ignored the burden the law places on voters.